Maresa Fagan: The curve must be flattened if our hospitals are to manage the Covid-19 surge

While the growth rate of the coronavirus in Ireland might be slowing, we have to stay at home en masse, otherwise we’ll have 20,000 cases by mid-April, writes Maresa Fagan.
Maresa Fagan: The curve must be flattened if our hospitals are to manage the Covid-19 surge
Bus Eireann driver Tim Donovan on board the Bus Eireann buses which will have the social distancing in place from April 1st (Wednesday) during the current Covid-19 pandemic. Picture: Eddie O'Hare

While the growth rate of the coronavirus in Ireland might be slowing, we have to stay at home en masse, otherwise we’ll have 20,000 cases by mid-April, writes Maresa Fagan.

The growth curve for Covid-19 in Ireland must be flattened in the days ahead, if the healthcare system is to cope with an expected surge in cases, which, in the best-case scenario, will exceed 12,000.

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