Covid Ireland

A consultant in Respiratory Medicine has said there are currently a large number of incidental Covid-19 cases in hospital, where patients are admitted to ...

I think if we mandate particular behaviours, we run the risk of losing some of the support that we've had at a public and national level. What we have done is dusted down and had the legislation ready if we did get that advice. Masking reduces the risk of getting an infection, depending on the type of masks that you are using". "A challenge at the moment in terms of what is advisable and what is mandatory. Prof Linnane added: "There are increasing numbers of patients in hospital and there is a group of patients who are struggling with the infection and becoming quite sick with it". "Because of surveillance processes, we're discovering that they have a very mild Covid, and that obviously has a big impact in terms of their care."

Dr Colm Henry says previous protection from reinfection is now gone.

Tallaght University Hospital said its emergency department is “extremely busy” with high numbers of people attending. “The only predictable thing we know about this particular virus is how unpredictable it has been over the last few years.” The median age of those who have notified the HSE of infection over the past 14 days was 43. If Ireland follows the same pattern as Portugal, which experienced a similar upsurge in cases, the wave will last for six weeks after which it would plateau, he said. The median age of those who died was 79. Of these, 31 people were in intensive care units, which was a daily increase of three.

Dr Colm Henry said the sub variants now account for 90 per cent of cases and the previous protection from reinfection has gone.

In February the country had moved from population based mass testing to a mitigation approach to protect vulnerable groups and settings. Long before Covid hospitals under pressure would have conducted risk assessment and if necessary introduced restrictions, he said. Hospitals were under “considerable pressure” with two – Kerry and Beaumont introducing visitor restrictions.

Cases have been increasing in recent weeks due to the spread of subvariants of the Omicron strain.

However, they are advised to watch out for symptoms of the virus. This should be someone who is in good health and fully vaccinated against Covid if possible. They are advised to take precaution in crowded spaces, limit close contact with other people outside their household and wear a face mask. It means staying indoors and completely avoiding contact with other people, including the people you live with. Advice on these antigen tests can be found here. The emergency powers permitting the government to impose legal restrictions during the pandemic lapsed earlier this year. They should also make sure to wash their hands after they have interacted with the person with Covid to reduce the risk of spreading the virus. Anyone caring for someone with Covid should make sure that they and the person they are caring for is wearing a mask when in the same room. According to the HSE, you do not need to get a Covid PCR or antigen test if you are under 55 years of age with Covid symptoms but you are otherwise healthy, or if you are aged 55 or older and you are fully boosted, even if you have Covid symptoms. Those that receive a positive PCR or antigen test result should start to self-isolate as soon they get the result, even if they have mild symptoms or none at all. Those who live in the same household as a person who has a weak immune system or provides support or care for them should also seek a PCR test if they have symptoms of Covid. If that’s the case, we have everything you need to know about what you should do if you get Covid, or are a close contact of someone who has it.

The HSE also warned of increased pressures on hospital services as almost 600 staff members in acute hospital settings have tested positive in the last ...

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Limerick, Waterford and Laois have the highest incidence rates among cases confirmed through PCR tests.

The first was that the incline upwards in hospital cases is “less steep” than the previous incline in March, while the second was the relative stability in ICU cases. Your contributions will help us continue to deliver the stories that are important to you Health officials have repeatedly pointed to the strain that a rise in case numbers and hospitalisations can have on the health system as it tries to provide care and catch up on appointments that were previously delayed due to the pandemic. “What we’re seeing now highlights the fact that even though we’re in a much better position as a country in relation to Covid compared to previous summers [...] much uncertainty still remains,” he said. Your contributions will help us continue to deliver the stories that are important to you THE NUMBER OF new Covid-19 cases recorded in Ireland was more than a quarter higher in the last week compared to the previous one, latest figures show.

The strains causing the latest wave of Covid infections may be more transmissible, but they're not causing severe illness for most people.

Masking reduces the risk of getting an infection, depending on the type of masks that you are using,” he said. "Certainly in our Long Covid clinic, we're seeing it is quite a problem, in that if somebody is getting over an extended Covid episode, then to get another Covid infection certainly poses an increased worry and an increased risk." Speaking to RTE’s Morning Ireland, Professor Linnane said another issue we are now seeing is a type of ‘Covid phenomenon’ where people are having "recurrent infection" - some as much as four times since the beginning of the pandemic in 2020.

Covid is threatening to throw the travel plans of holidaymakers into disarray this summer as cases surge across Europe leaving airlines with no option but ...

Yesterday there were 776 in the country’s hospitals, 25 more than the previous day. Aer Lingus said its teams are working to secure alternative travel options for all the customers affected by the cancelled flights. Fears have been raised in recent weeks that the kind of disruption to flights in other major European airports could be mirrored in Dublin. Daa has admitted it considered following the lead of Heathrow which made airlines cut their schedules to manage passenger numbers. The HSE’s chief clinical officer Dr Colm Henry said the country is in the midst of a new wave of the virus but that this time it is being driven by sub-variants of Omicron. The virus and strikes were also to blame for the airline cancelling 13 flights last weekend. The HSE’s chief clinical officer Dr Colm Henry confirmed the country is in the midst of a new wave of the virus.

The Government has issued a fresh appeal to those who have not yet been vaccinated to come forward as cases begin to rise again.

"Because over half the people in hospital at the moment with Covid haven't had their booster. So in other words, if you're called go and get your booster. Yesterday, there were 776 patients in hospital with the virus - up 124 from last week.

Paxlovid can be taken within five days of a Covid-19 infection to stop the illness from progressing. Trials found it cut hospitalisations and deaths by 88%.

A further 50 people have been reported to have died with Covid-19, bringing the national total since the pandemic started to 7,436 up to Saturday. Information from the HSE, given to Ms Shortall, said that 5,200 doses were delivered so far out of the ordered 14,000 doses from manufacturer Pfizer. Just 289 doses of a treatment for Covid-19 have been used in Ireland so far, even though over 5,000 doses were delivered, the HSE has said.

The boy with a subdural empyema with a background of Covid-19 infection was initially treated for paediatric multi-system inflammatory syndrome temporally ...

The boy subsequently was treated and was discharged 48 hours later. He was treated with IV fluids and other medications. PIMS-TS is a novel and important diagnosis in the current Covid-19 pandemic."

A HEALTH expert has issued an urgent Covid-19 warning as a "phenomenon" has been discovered in Ireland's latest infection wave.Recent figures show hos.

Masking reduces the risk of getting an infection, depending on the type of masks that you are using." Limerick currently has the highest rate of the virus, with a total of 579.30 cases per 100,000 people according to the latest figures. And according to the HSE, there were a total of 5,175 cases of the virus confirmed yesterday. The move, outlined at Cabinet on Tuesday, is understood to be a preparatory step in case such a public health measure is required in the event of the Covid situation worsening in winter. But amid fears that 300,000 Irish people have long Covid, the Beacon Hospital's Deputy Director and Head of the Long Covid clinic Prof Seamus Linnane warned of a "Covid phenomenon". Speaking to RTE's Morning Ireland, Prof Linnane said: "The phenomenon of people having recurrent Covid infection, people coming to us and reporting that they've had two, three, or even four Covid infections over the course of the pandemic is becoming increasingly common.

A total of 31224 new cases were recorded in the latest week, although the true figure is likely higher.

Speaking later on RTÉ’s Six One News, Dr Henry said the number of staff testing positive in acute hospital settings was rising. The positivity rate of PCR testing now stands at 36.6 per cent. While vaccination offers long term protection against serious illness, hospitalisation, ICU and death, hospitals are already under “considerable pressure”, he added.

Although Covid restrictions are virtually non-existent in Ireland at the moment, people are still encouraged to abide by public health advice - which ...

How long you need to self-isolate depends on the results of your test. - wear gloves instead of washing your hands - your hands can get contaminated when you take them off - try to avoid crowded places where you cannot keep a distance from people - there's a greater risk of infection in crowded and enclosed places

It does not take into account those who found they had the virus through home antigen tests or the many who had mild or no symptoms. COVID-19 incidence rate per ...

There were 24 outbreaks in hospitals, a rise of one over the previous week. Seven men were hospitalised, one due to complications related to monkeypox and two for isolation purposes. More cases are expected to be seen here. Several of these workers were in the health service, caring for sick patients at the early stage of the pandemic when little was known about the virus and there was poor access to face masks and other protections. The impact of the wave is seen in a rise in outbreaks last week, particularly in nursing homes, where they more than doubled from 11 to 23. Around half are there due to Covid-19 illness and the rest are in hospital with other illnesses but tested positive.

Ireland is in the middle of another wave of Covid-19, driven largely by Omicron sub-variants, according to the HSE's Chief Clinical Officer.

And that's where we will focus. "In particular, for those who are in their late 60s, for those who are immuno-compromised our message is please avail of the booster campaign because that is the greatest line of defence to the disease and getting very sick and impacting on your health and that of those who are near you. Please review their details and accept them to load the content. "But of course, because of these recent mutations with the surge in cases, it highlights the unpredictability of this virus, and that means we have to be ready for any surge in cases and that testing that would be required, be that PCR testing or antigen testing." He said the experience in Portugal, which is some weeks ahead of Ireland, demonstrates that it is a plateau of four to six weeks and then cases begin to fall. He said presentations in emergency departments are at record highs towards the end of June, which is "something we normally associate with the middle of winter."