This story is part of a series: Inside Ireland's Covid Battle "I'm after contracting Covid, I'm after bringing it into the household.
Now, I'm after putting my whole family at risk." Latest figures show that almost 8,160 cases of Covid-19 here are associated with healthcare workers.
Working in the middle of a pandemic has taken its toll on those on the frontline. Frontline workers like Ian Fitzgerald. He is a healthcare assistant and student nurse at St James's Hospital.
While at work, Ian cared for a patient with Covid-19 and after experiencing symptoms, he tested positive for the virus. We followed his journey as he began 14 days of self-isolation - confined to his bedroom in the home he shares with his partner, mother and stepfather. "A