Critical care expert: Number of Covid-19 cases in ICUs could become a 'surge'

President of the Intensive Care Society, Dr O'Loughlin said that the fact that there are 16 Covid-19 patients in ICU beds nationally with seven outside Dublin showing that it is not just a Dublin problem. File Picture: Pexels

The president of the Intensive Care Society, Dr Colman O’Loughlin has expressed concern that the increasing numbers of Covid-19 patients in intensive care units could become a surge.

Speaking on RTÉ radio’s Today with Claire Byrne show, Dr O'Loughlin said: "The situation is being monitored very closely in case there is a tipping point that will require meaningful action.