London Mayor Declares 'Major Incident' As London Hospitals Struggle To Cope With Rising Covid Cases

LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 08: A patient arrives by ambulance at the Royal London hospital on January 8, 2021 in London, England. London Mayor Sadiq Khan has warned that "if we do not take immediate action now, our NHS could be overwhelmed and more people will die" as cases of covid-19 in the capital rocket and the UK R number increases to between 1 and 1.4. There are currently 7,034 people in London hospitals with COVID-19, over a third higher than the first peak of the pandemic in spring 2020. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)