The Chief Medical Officer has said that the country is in a serious phase of the latest surge of Covid-19 infections and that we are likely to see escalating mortality and hospital ICU admissions in the coming days and weeks.
Dr Tony Holohan was speaking after the latest figures showed a record 7,836 confirmed cases were reported yesterday. Dr Holohan said it has never been more important, throughout our experience of the pandemic, to stay home and only meet people outside your household for essential purposes.
NPHET are becoming increasingly alarmed about the prospect that the health system may not be able to cope unless the trends are rapidly reversed.