Mercy Hospital makes appeal for equipment donations

Some of the Emergency Department team in the Mercy University Hospital, Cork pictured with members of RACO, Defence Forces Corps of Engineers, and Óglaigh na hÉireann / Irish Defence Forces outside the temporary Emergency Department extension outside the hospital

Mercy University Hospital in Cork wants people to help it buy vital equipment to cope with the Covid-19 pandemic.

The public acute hospital is preparing for a surge in the number of patients who have become seriously ill with the coronavirus over the coming days.