Covid-19: Limerick and Clare hospitals cancel procedures after 'multiple' outbreaks

Routine outpatient appointments and majority of elective procedures cancelled at University Hospital Limerick and Ennis Hospital

Routine outpatient appointments and the majority of elective procedures have been cancelled at University Hospital Limerick and Ennis Hospital. File picture

“Multiple outbreaks” of Covid-19 at University Hospital Limerick (UHL) and at Ennis Hospital, Co Clare, have resulted in cancellations of “all routine outpatient appointments and the majority of elective procedures” on Thursday and Friday.

UL Hospitals Group chief executive Colette Cowan, who oversees both hospitals, said the group is trying to manage “a complex situation involving multiple outbreaks” of Covid-19.