Over 4,500 Retired Doctors And Nurses Will Return To Treat Coronavirus Patients

The UK's death toll recently reached 335, reports the BBC, with people who are considered "at risk" being warned to stay at home for the next 12 weeks.

Mr. Hancock thanked the "4,000 nurses and 500 doctors [that] have signed up to return to the NHS" and described it as, "Brilliant support in our national effort tackling #coronavirus" — in a video which comes across as painfully uncomfortable from a representative of a government which continues to attempt to surreptitiously strangle the NHS to death.

In his short video, Mr. Hancock explained:

"With coronavirus growing, on Friday we put out the call asking recently retired doctors, nurses, other health professionals, to come back to the NHS to help in this unprecedented crisis.

"I'm delighted that in the first 48 hours, 4,000 nurses and 500 doctors have already signed up. But we need many more. It's easy to do, and we will make sure that your service is put to best effect."

"The whole country needs the NHS right now, and if you're a retired doctor or a retired nurse, then your NHS needs you," Mr. Hancock ended his video by saying.

In a recent interview with BBC 4's Today program, Mr. Hancock called those who were ignoring the government's stay at home warnings "selfish", saying:

"It's very selfish [...] The NHS is doing everything it can and preparing for the spread of this virus. If people go within two meters of others who they don't live with then they're helping to spread the virus - and the consequences of that costs lives and it means that, for everyone, this will go on for longer."

As NHS staff continue to do sterling work fighting this pandemic, the #StayHomeSaveLives aims to help reduce the strain on healthcare workers across the UK while also protecting those especially at risk in the UK at these times.

Boris Johnson also tweeted his support for the #StayHomeSaveLives movement and included it in his Twitter name.

As reports were shared of the British people continuing to attend social events and gatherings over the weekend, the British Prime minister faces more and more pressure to put the country into lockdown — with reports even being shared that he will face "Cabinet revolt" if action is not taken in the next 24 hours, Metro reports.

Johnson's tweet (above) included such incensed responses from the public as:

"Make it mandatory for people to stay indoors PM. Otherwise you will have members of the public not taking this seriously. Some of the ignorance to the situation is immensely staggering."

"Boris, Your dithering and delay on the shutdown has and will cost many lives".

"The #StayHomeSaveLives has not worked in our coastal villages and towns today. London is quiet but North Norfolk has been like the summer holidays. Crowds, children, holidaymakers queuing at chip shops, local shops stripped bare and people sitting in crowds! Please HELP".

As fears of the coronavirus pandemic continue, it is important to practice social distancing as much as possible and stay at home in these unsettling times. Our thanks also go out to the 4,500 retired nurses and doctors returning to work; however, hopefully the NHS will be better funded, staffed, and equipped by this government going forward, so that such measures are not ever necessary again.

h/t: Twitter