前北爱尔兰卫生部长承认,为大流行病激增所作的准备不够充分。 Former Northern Ireland Health Minister admits inadequate preparation for pandemic surge.

前北爱尔兰卫生部长Robin Swann在联合王国Covid-19调查中承认,他没有提供足够的指导,为大流行病早期阶段突发病例激增做准备。 Former Northern Ireland Health Minister Robin Swann admitted to the UK Covid-19 Inquiry that he did not provide sufficient direction in preparing for a surge in critical cases during the pandemic's early stages. 在2020年,北爱尔兰可能每天住院多达4 000人次, In 2020, Northern Ireland faced potential daily hospital admissions of up to 4,000, which made the pandemic threat "real." Swann承认,临时增援计划不够充分,他本应该坚持制定关键的护理规模计划。 Swann acknowledged that the surge plans were not adequate and that he should have insisted on a critical care scaling plan. 他还指出,与联合王国其他地区相比,该地区的保健服务已经紧张,导致更大的干扰。 He also noted that the region's health service was already strained, leading to greater disruptions compared to the rest of the UK.