The predicted rise in the number of people being treated for Covid-19 is "concerning", the President of the Intensive Care Society of Ireland has said.
Speaking on RTÉ's Morning Ireland, Dr Colman O'Loughlin said projections being reported yesterday was up to 1,000 Covid-19 patients in hospital and 150 in ICU over the next few weeks and months. "That is quite concerning, because that will be difficult to cope with in the setting of increased capacity or increased activity across all hospital levels," Dr O'Loughlin said. "That's been going on over many months ...
we're going into this not in the best position." Dr O'Loughlin said it is a "huge challenge" and one that they had hoped they would not have to face into again.