A field hospital in London will be on standby in case the National Health Service (NHS) is overwhelmed, UK’s Health Secretary Matt Hancock said on Thursday, as London reportedly risks running out of beds within two weeks. Projections leaked to the Health Service Journal suggested that even if the number of COVID-19 patients increased at the lowest rate considered likely, London hospitals would be short of nearly 2,000 acute and intensive beds by Jan. 19. “Of course I’m concerned about the pressures on the NHS,” Hancock said when asked about the projections. “We’re putting in the extra resources to make sure that the NHS gets the support it needs in the parts of the country where it’s under the most significant pressure,” he said. “For instance in London, (we’re) making sure that the Nightingale hospital is on standby and there, if needed. And if it is needed, of course, then it will …