Heatwave: 999 ambulance calls at peak pandemic levels' as pollen bomb leaves Londoners gasping for breath

The LAS received 7,751 emergency calls on Monday including double the number suffering from breathing problems.More than 500 patients have been found collapsed after fainting or gasping for breath due to allergic reactions to very high pollen levels.The Met Office has warned that the so-called pollen bomb is expected to remain very high in the capital for the rest of the week.

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