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“Above all time from the start of the pandemic, stay home!”.
“Thar aon am eile ó thús na paindéime, fan sa bhaile!”.
According to the latest figures from the Health Service Executive, there are 1,575 people with Covid-19 in the country’s hospitals – 127 in intensive care units – and only 38 other intensive care beds are available in the public system.
De réir na bhfigiúirí ís deireanaí ó Fheidhmeannacht na Seirbhíse Sláinte, tá 1,575 duine le covid 19 in ospidéil na tíre – 127 acu in aonaid dianchúraim – agus níl ach 38 leaba dianchúraim eile ar fáil sa chóras poiblí.
There are 135 Covid-19 patients at Cork University Hospital, 122 at Limerick University Hospital, 104 at Beaumont Hospital, 79 at Galway University Hospital and 79 at Letterkenny University Hospital.
Tá 135 othar covid 19 in Ospidéal Ollscoil Chorcaí, 122 in Ospidéal Ollscoil Luiminigh, 104 in Ospidéal Beaumont, 79 in Ospidéal na hOllscoile i nGaillimh agus 79 in Ospidéal na hOllscoile i Leitir Ceanainn.
A consultant at Beaumont Hospital Dr Michael Power said the pressure on intensive care services as a whole was a cause for concern and a dire situation.
Dúirt comhairleoir in Ospidéal Beaumont an Dr Michael Power gur údar imní an brú atá ar sheirbhísí dianchúraim trí chéile agus go bhfuil droch-chuma ar an scéal.
Letterkenny Hospital has apologized to patients who had to stay out of hospital in ambulances yesterday before being able to get a bed.
Tá leithscéal gafa ag Ospidéal Leitir Ceanainn le hothair a raibh orthu fanacht taobh amuigh den ospidéal in otharcharranna inné sular éirigh leo leaba a fháil.
Hospital management said beds were scarce due to the number of people currently coming to the place who have contracted Covid-19 or are showing signs of the disease.
Dúirt bainistíocht an ospidéil go raibh leapacha gann mar gheall ar an méid daoine atá teacht chuig an áit faoi láthair agus covid 19 tolgtha acu nó a bhfuil comharthaí na haicíde orthu.
They said they brought in extra staff and were finally able to provide eleven extra beds for that los.
Dúirt siad gur thug siad isteach foireann bhreise agus go raibh siad in ann ar deireadh aon leaba dhéag bhreise a chur ar fáil as a los sin.
A spokesman for the Irish Nurses and Midwives Association said they were deeply concerned about the situation in Letterkenny and that up to seven ambulances were waiting outside the hospital at one point last night.
Dúirt urlabhraí ó Chumann Altraí agus Ban Cabhrach na hÉireann go raibh imní as cuimse orthu faoin gcás i Leitir Ceanainn agus go raibh suas le seacht n-otharcharr ag fanacht taobh amuigh den ospidéal ag tráth amháin aréir.
Yesterday evening, the Department of Health announced that eight more had died with Covid-19 in the State and that there were 6,888 new cases.
Tráthnóna inné, dfhógair an Roinn Sláinte go raibh ochtar eile básaithe le covid 19 sa Stát agus go raibh 6,888 cás nua ann.
However, according to public health expert Dr Marie Casey, more people are affected by the disease than official figures suggest.
Dar leis an saineolaí sláinte poiblí an Dr Marie Casey, áfach, go bhfuil an galar ar níos mó daoine ná mar a thugann na figiúirí oifigiúla le fios.
Many people are undiagnosed and in fact, she said, the disease is widespread in the community.
Tá go leor daoine gan diagnóis agus i ndáiríre, a dúirt sí, tá an galar forleathan i measc an phobail.
More than ever since the onset of the pandemic, she said, people need to stay home.
Thar aon am eile ó thús na paindéime, a dúirt sí, ní mór do dhaoine fanacht sa bhaile.