In that area alone, there were 309,000 fewer admissions. He added: 'Tackling this gigantic backlog requires new investment both in staff and infrastructure.' Last year it received an extra 60billion to help fight Covid. However, that target has not been met since 2016. The figure is around 35 times the number in April 2020, when it stood at 11,042.
Covid will not be called again.
( z0 call :ARG1 ( z1 person :name ( z2 name :op "Covid" ) ) :mod ( z3 again ) :polarity - )
(z0 / call-02
    :ARG1 (z1 / person
              :name (z2 / name
                        :op1 "Covid"))
    :mod (z3 / again)
    :polarity -)
Covid will not be called again .
z1 :name z2
z2 :op1 1
z0 :polarity 0
z0 :ARG1 z1
z0 :mod z3