Non-emergency surgery and outpatient activity has been suspended at Naas General Hospital for two weeks following separate Covid-19 outbreaks involving staff and patients.
Latest figures from the Health Service Executive show that there are 30 confirmed cases of Covid-19 being treated at hospital.
There are also two patients suspected of having the virus. One patient with Covid-19 is in intensive care. Outpatient appointments and endoscopy have been postponed and patients affected by the delays are being contacted.
Both patients and staff are affected by the outbreaks. As of last Friday, the hospital said that 35 nursing and ten healthcare assistants had been diagnosed with Covid-19. Latest coronavirus stories Meanwhile, a GP in Kildare