Cancelled surgeries could impact 1,000 people per day

The HSE's chief operations officer Anne O'Connor said yesterday that she supports hospitals postponing elective surgeries in the face of rising Covid-19 admission. File Picture

The covid-enforced widespread cancellation of elective surgeries could impact 1,000 patients per day, it has been claimed.

It comes as two professors at University Hospital Limerick have called for the setting up of an elective surgery hospital in the region.