Hundreds of people in the west of Ireland are using videoconferencing technology, to maintain contact with doctors, in hospitals across the region.
After only the most urgent tests, procedures and appointments were cancelled in recent weeks, new ways of managing chronic conditions have been rolled out.
Medics at University Hospital Galway have been working on ways to develop and use such technology in recent years, but the sudden onslaught of Covid-19 meant they had put planning into practice, in a matter of days.
Now hundreds of patients are taking part in remote consultations by video conference, or over the telephone, each week. Professor Derek O'Keeffe said this is vital to manage a range of ongoing medical conditions, such as