An immediate reduction in high-risk activities is now needed in order to slow the spread of Covid-19, according to the HSE's chief executive.
In a social media post this morning, Paul Reid said it is the responsibility of "all of us" to "turn this around". "The virus is now prolific in most communities and nobody wants to be the next hospitalised case," he wrote on Twitter. "An immediate reduction by all of us of risk activities is needed to turn this around." According to Mr Reid, there are now 556 Covid-19 patients in hospital, with 250 receiving enhanced respiratory supports and 95 in ICU.
Yesterday, The Department of Health confirmed 5,483 new cases of Covid-19, in what Chief Medical Officer Dr Tony Holohan has called "one of our