The HSE is preparing to open a coronavirus isolation and stepdown facility at Dublin's Citywest hotel and conference centre with the ability to accommodate over 1,000 people.
HSE CEO Paul Reid, HSE chief operations officer Anne O'Connor and Public Health Medicine consultant Dr Sarah Doyle gave a briefing today from Citywest, updating the public on all the latest developments in the ongoing battle to contain the Covid-19 epidemic. "There will be 750 beds for people who need to self-isolate and we hope to have that open by the end of this week," said Ms O'Connor. "The stepdown facility will only be used if we need it - if there is an overflow of patients from our hospital system.