아일랜드 패디스데이가 있던 5일동안 65,000명의 확진자가 생기면서 일요일만 15,000명의 확진자가 넘어서면서 병원에 입원환자만 1,300명이 넘어서면서 비상이 걸렸다. 마스크 의무화는 해제가 되었으나 여전히 가게나 대중교통 이용시엔 마스크를 써달라고 하는데, 의무화일때도 안썼는데 가능할 일인지....
Is Ireland set for new Covid restrictions? Leo Varadkar and health experts give latest as new variant to land
Warnings from healthcare professionals that the pandemic hasn't gone away
By
Ferghal BlaneyPolitical Editor
09:06, 22 MAR 2022
Updated16:03, 22 MAR 2022
Covid hospital numbers have topped 1,300 and hit their highest level in a year as HSE boss, Paul Reid, calls on the public for extra vigilance again in the face of the pandemic.
Mr Reid warned: “we are still dealing with a highly transmissible virus” as he urged people to keep wearing masks in shops, on public transport and in nursing homes.
He said people should “make their own judgement on masks.”
There were 1,308 people in hospital with Covid on Monday, the highest since April 2nd 2021, with 49 cases in ICU (Intensive Care Units).
And overall, the HSE reported almost 65,000 cases for five days through the St Patrick’s Day double bank holiday weekend.
Sunday saw the highest number with almost 15,000 cases recorded, made up of 4,024 PCR-confirmed to HSE headquarters, along with 10,631 self-reported positive antigen tests.