Dr Eoghan de Barra told RTÉ's Drivetime that the majority of patients had pneumonia or pneumonitis and the long-term impact on the lungs is one of the main physical impacts doctors are concerned about.
However he said at this stage it is hard to attribute this to the virus, or to know whether it is as a result of the disruption to life that everyone has experienced over the past three months.
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