Hospitals not safe for patients or staff due to Covid surge, warns trade union

The INMO has warned that the latest wave of Covid-19 means hospitals are not safe for patients (Brian Lawless/PA)

Hospitals are not safe for patients or staff, the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) has warned.

Phil Ni Sheaghdha, the INMO General Secretary, said on Sunday that thanks to soaring Covid-19 cases, the health service is no longer a safe environment for healthcare workers or vulnerable patients.