Major Incident Declared by the County of Essex Amid Soaring CCP Virus Cases

Major Incident Declared by the County of Essex Amid Soaring CCP Virus Cases
People, some wearing masks, walk past a bus stop with a government message about the CCP virus tier 4 restrictions urging people to stay home in London on Dec. 29, 2020. Tolga Akmen/AFP via Getty Images
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A “Major Incident” was declared by the county of Essex in Southeast England amid soaring cases of the CCP virus that threaten to overwhelm local health and care services.

The formal declaration was issued on Tuesday by the Essex Resilience Forum (ERF), a multi-agency partnership of local councils, emergency services, and health providers who plan for major emergencies.