RSV cases reach highest weekly total ever recorded in Ireland 

Children of creche-age who have a cough, shortness of breath and fever should stay at home until symptoms have passed, doctors advise

RSV case numbers last week reached the highest recorded in Ireland, surpassing even the weekly peak of last winter’s severe outbreak, new data shows.

Doctors are bracing themselves for a further surge in numbers and have called on parents to watch out for symptoms among children.