ICU medics in London plead with public to follow Covid rules

Morale plummets as NHS sees grave consequences' of relaxed rules over Christmas

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Intensive care medics in London have made a fresh appeal to the public to comply fully with England's coronavirus restrictions, as they struggle to deal with more patients than at any time over the last four winters.

Morale among ICU staff is tumbling and concerns have been expressed about a mass exodus" as the second wave of Covid infections escalates rapidly in London and elsewhere in England. Some doctors and nurses have already quit.