There were 4,570 cases confirmed on Monday. Micheál Martin has said that the Covid situation in Ireland is “getting worse and will get worse before it gets better”. The Taoiseach made the comments while en route to a cabinet meeting on Tuesday morning (16 November). “Any decisions that we take, I think, we will give […]

4 years ago

“I don’t think grim was the word we used – we used stronger words than that.” The president of the Intensive Care Society of Ireland (ICSI) has said that Irish hospitals are in a notably serious situation due to rising numbers of Covid cases across the past few weeks. Dr Colman O’Loughlin, who is also […]

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Paul Reid’s comments arrive at a time when 93 patients are in ICU with Covid-19. HSE CEO Paul Reid is anticipating a difficult period ahead for hospitals as positive Covid cases continue to soar across the country. He aired his concerns in conversation with Katie Hannon on RTÉ Radio 1 on Saturday morning as she […]

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Reid’s comments come as Cabinet prepares to make a final decision on reopening the country this week. The chief executive officer of the Health Service Executive Paul Reid has said it is “time for us all to hit the reset button” as the number of people in hospital with Covid-19 continues to surge. As of […]

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“The spread of disease in these 370,000 people is having a disproportionate impact.” Dr Ronan Glynn has confirmed that “two out of every three people in intensive care” are unvaccinated against Covid-19. He said almost 30,000 adults haven’t come forward for vaccination, while an additional 70,000 have only had one dose. “There has been fantastic […]

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“This means just one admission to ICU was classified as a true breakthrough infection.” Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly has said that only one Covid-19 patient admitted to an intensive care unit (ICU) over the three months ending in June had been fully vaccinated against the virus. Donnelly added that this means only one admission […]

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