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Saturday 23 September 2023 Dublin: 6°C

# winter surge

January
January 2023
# Poll
Poll: Do you wear a face covering in crowded settings?
The Taoiseach has played down calls for a mask mandate.
26.9k
80
Jan 11th 2023, 10:24 AM
# winter surge
Surge in viruses seen in the Mid-West as some people contract more than one virus
Public Health Mid-West said it has seen a “noticeable increase” in adults.
23.1k
5
Updated
Jan 10th 2023, 11:20 AM
# winter surge
Over 200 medicines unavailable in Ireland, including cough syrups and soluble painkillers
There is a major shortage of over-the-counter treatments for respiratory illnesses and bacterial infections.
28.6k
17
Jan 9th 2023, 9:38 AM
# National Ambulance Service
Paramedics at 'breaking point' amid winter surge, SIPTU warns
Overcrowding has “severely impacted” with ambulance crews having to “wait hours on end” to hand over their patients.
13.2k
18
Jan 8th 2023, 8:42 AM
# winter surge
Immunologist says stronger advice on mask-wearing needed amid surge in respiratory viruses
Professor Christine Loscher told The Journal that the Government “missed a trick” in not issuing stronger advice sooner.
33.8k
63
Jan 7th 2023, 12:05 AM
# Overcrowding
Minister says patients that could be treated in minor injury units are turning up in A&E Depts
Stephen Donnelly says having more senior decision makers on site over the weekend will ramp up hospital discharges.
23.4k
57
Updated
Jan 6th 2023, 3:37 PM
# winter surge
CMO warns parents to keep sick kids at home while consultant says patients 'at risk' due to trolley crisis
A consultant in emergency medicine has warned of the impact of the pressures facing the healthcare system.
48.0k
59
Updated
Jan 4th 2023, 6:56 PM
# Emergency Departments
INMO calls for return of mandatory mask-wearing in crowded settings amid record trolley numbers
Over 931 patients are without beds in Irish hospitals today – the highest number since records began in 2006.
Covid-19 and influenza cases continue to increase rapidly, while notifications of RSV are also increasing
A consultant at University Hospital Limerick said "conditions in many instances are inhumane"
Services at several hospitals around the country are under extreme pressure
71.6k
104
Updated
Jan 3rd 2023, 1:45 PM
Last year
2022
# winter surge
IMO providing support to GPs to run additional clinics as winter virus infections surge
Chair of the IMO’s GP committee Dr Denis McCauley said there has been a “huge increase” in people presenting with respiratory illnesses.
12.9k
18
Dec 28th 2022, 9:24 AM
# winter surge
HSE warns winter viruses will put hospitals under more pressure 'than has ever been seen'
It forecases that over 900 patients will be in hospital with flu in the first week in January
20.5k
22
Dec 22nd 2022, 9:15 PM
All time
# winter surge
Germany's Covid cases soar as WHO warns over Europe deaths
WHO’s Europe chief said hospital admissions are higher in countries where fewer people have been vaccinated.
41.5k
90
Nov 4th 2021, 8:44 PM