'Significant reduction' in Covid-19, flu, and RSV cases as peak passes

Chief Medical Officer Prof Breda Smyth. File Picture: Gareth Chaney/ Collins Photos

The wave of viruses which hit Ireland in January has now peaked, the chief medical officer Professor Breda Smyth as she thanked the public for their efforts.

Extremely high levels of flu and RSV coupled with a wave of Covid-19 infections left thousands ill, and put hospitals under so much pressure some 931 people were unable to get a bed on just one day in early January.