'Worst yet to come' for Covid hospitalisations, warns Cork GP

Cork-based GP Dr Mary Favier pointed out that in her own practice there is a 50% positivity rate

The hospital system was going to have a difficult time 'staying upright', warned Dr Mary Favier

The Irish College of General Practitioners' Covid spokesperson Dr Mary Favier has warned “the worst is yet to come” with regard to Covid hospitalisations.

There is a two-week lag between people testing positive and needing hospitalisation, she told RTÉ radio‘s Today show. This was “very concerning” as the numbers going for testing continued to rise.