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HSE Chief: Intensive care units will remain 'close to their limit for some time yet'

HSE Chief: Intensive care units will remain 'close to their limit for some time yet' — Paul Reid issued the warning as he said that the number of Covid-19 patients in hospitals is reducing.. File Picture

Sat, 30 Jan, 2021 - 16:29

Steve Neville and Steven Heaney

Intensive Care Units (ICUs) will remain “close to their limit for some time yet,” according to HSE Chief executive Paul Reid.

In a tweet this morning, he said that number of Covid patients in hospital now stands at 1,488.

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