Hospitals under 'unrelenting strain' as doctors say people not respecting the lockdown

Hospitals under 'unrelenting strain' as doctors say people not respecting the lockdown

Dr Jack Lambert, Consultant in Infectious Diseases at the Mater Hospital, says not enough people are taking the lockdown seriously.

The head of the HSE says teams are under "unrelenting strain" in hospitals and the community because of Covid 19.

Paul Reid said anyone who dismisses the seriousness of the illness is spreading "nonsense" which he says is insulting to patients, staff and their families.

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