SOUTHEND Hospital tonight responded to images of daytrippers on Southend seafront, saying: "Think we might be busy in a couple of weeks folks!!!"

The hospital's critical care unit - which is leading the fight against Covid-19 - is clearly angry by pictures of so many people on the seafront. 

It came after Southend councillor Martin Terry said he was furious with people for coming to the town, risking the spread of coronavirus. 

Mr Terry said: “I have to say, I’m furious. We’ve simply been overwhelmed, and the central seafront is absolutely packed.

“I honestly cant believe the ignorance of people. We’ve got our NHS staff making sacrifices to keep everyone safe and healthy and then we have a bunch of Londoners come up and ignore all social distancing."