Firefighters had to wear breathing apparatus which is normally used to avoid smoke inhalation as they removed a suspected coronavirus patient from a building.
The patient, who lives in Shepherd’s Bush, London, had to be lowered down by crews using a crane and aerial platform. The UK experienced its biggest day-on-day rise in deaths so far on Thursday, with the Government now facing increasing pressure over its Covid-19 testing policy.
Some 2,921 patients have died in hospital after testing positive for the virus as of 5pm on Wednesday, the Department of Health said.
More than 33,000 others have tested positive. The patient in Shepherd's Bush was taken from their home in a three story apartment building, with firefighters wearing personal