BMC Medicine, said: "We estimate specific pressure points where COVID-19 demand is likely to outstrip the baseline local supply. "This again includes rural areas in Wales as well as the north east and south west of England where high expected hospitalization rates combine with relatively low bed capacity.
Importantly, these areas are often more isolated and further away from alternative hospital services." Health bosses in Greater Manchester have previously revealed how they are preparing for a second wave of the virus in coming months.
David Regan, director of public health in Manchesteer, says plans are already in place to ensure the city can cope with the disease in the long-term.So far, 2,080 people have died in Greater Manchester's.