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A consultant anaesthetist has told how medics are "deeply apprehensive" about a surge in Covid-19 cases and whether intensive care units will cope.

Dr Tom Dolphin, a spokesman for the British Medical Association (BMA) and a consultant anaesthetist at a central London teaching hospital, said it was likely that intensive care specialists will need to make difficult decisions on who to ventilate as pressure on beds and ventilators accelerates.

He said there was not enough personal protective equipment (PPE) for staff, despite Government assurances that it is on its way, and called for NHS staff to get tested for coronavirus.

And Dr Dolphin said he will be working to intubate patients who need ventilation and carrying out initial assessments of coronavirus patients as they arrive at A&E.

Coronavirus pods at Harrogate District Hospital. Photo: JPI Media

Dr Dolphin said the UK had "advanced warning in the sense of what's happened in Italy and China" and had been putting as many plans in place as possible

Doctor warns colleagues are 'deeply apprehensive' over surge in coronavirus cases