NHS England is going to move to its highest alert level from midnight tonight.
Chief executive, Sir Simon Stevens, announced the move to level four was in response to a “serious situation ahead”.
He said: “The facts are clear, we are once again facing a serious situation.
“This is not a situation that anybody wanted to find themselves in, the worst pandemic in a century, but the fact is that the NHS is here.
“The public can help us help you so our fantastic staff – our nurses, our doctors, our paramedics – can get on with looking after you and your family there when you need it.”
