"There are things which are potentially preventable by some action," Dr Hickey explained.
On Wednesday, there were 1,610 patients with Covid-19 in Ireland's hospitals, with 49 patients in intensive care. There have been 6,740 deaths during the pandemic after a further 10 deaths were recorded on Wednesday.The situation in our hospitals is chaotic. ICU numbers aren’t increasing but we have a high levels of hospital admission that we simply can’t cope with and that requires public health measures, to ensure those who are so sick, that are being admitted, can actually get treatment.
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