Covid patients 'experience PTSD-like flashbacks after ICU treatment'

Ireland has 286 ICU beds, with a coronavirus surge capacity of up to about 350 to serve a population of more than 4.9m, leaving health experts worried.

PTSD-like flashbacks have been suffered by some Covid-19 patients following treatment in intensive care units, medics have confirmed.

But recovery from the virus in ICU is now between 80%-83% in Ireland - significantly higher than our UK neighbours, a consultant in intensive care medicine said.