Call for stronger public health advice around mask-wearing with 534 on trolleys

Cork University Hospital (CUH) is the worst affected this morning with 56 patients on trolleys overtaking University Hospital Limerick where there are 44 people on trolleys. Picture: Andy Gibson.

Stronger public health advice around mask-wearing has been called for with an RSV surge impacting the Midwest. 

It comes as 534 people are waiting on trolleys in hospitals around the country, according to Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) figures. Today's figure is up 45 from yesterday.