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Three different viruses are putting enormous pressure on the health system.
Trí víreas éagsúla ag cur brú as cuimse ar an gcóras sláinte.
There are three different viruses going on in the country at the moment and over a thousand people are in hospital due to being badly affected by one or another of them, according to the Health Service Executive.
Tá trí cinn de víris éagsúla ag imeacht sa tír faoi láthair agus tá os cionn míle duine in ospidéil de bharr iad a bheith buailte go dona ag ceann nó ceann eile acu, de réir Fheidhmeannacht na Seirbhíse Sláinte.
Chief Operations Officer Damien McCallion confirmed that 250 children are in hospital with respiratory syncytial virus; that 600 people are in hospital with Covid-19; and that another 300 are in hospital with the flu.
Dhearbhaigh Príomhoifigeach Oibríochtaí na Feidhmeannachta Damien McCallion go bhfuil 250 páiste san ospidéal leis an víreas sincítiach riospráide; go bhfuil 600 duine san ospidéal le covid 19; agus go bhfuil 300 eile san ospidéal leis an bhfliú.
It has not happened before in Ireland, said Damien McCallion, that the health system had to deal with three outbreaks of different viruses at the same time.
Níor tharla sé cheana in Éirinn, arsa Damien McCallion, go mb’éigean don chóras sláinte dul i ngleic le trí ráig de víris éagsúla ag an am céanna.
He indicated that despite the fact that the health system is under great pressure due to these exceptional circumstances, the problem is being addressed according to an action plan.
Thug sé le fios ainneoin go bhfuil an-bhrú ar an gcóras sláinte mar gheall ar na cúinsí eisceachtúla seo, go bhfuiltear ag tabhairt aghaidh ar an bhfadhb de réir plean gníomhaithe.
He said that more beds are being made available in hospitals; that there are more staff on duty in emergency units; that local injury units are staying open more recently; and that more general practitioners are available outside normal hours.
Dúirt sé go bhfuil tuilleadh leapacha á gcur ar fáil in ospidéil; go bhfuil breis foirne ar dualgas in aonaid éigeandála; go bhfuil aonaid gortuithe áitiúla ag fanacht oscailte níos deireanaí; agus go bhfuil tuilleadh dochtúirí ginearálta ar fáil lasmuigh de ghnáthuaireanta.
However, Damien McCallion admitted that all this is not enough to reduce the pressure on the health system to a fairly satisfactory level.
D’admhaigh Damien McCallion, áfach, nach leor an méid seo ar fad leis an mbrú ar an gcóras sláinte a ísliú go dtí leibhéal measartha sásúil.
Yesterday, the Irish Nurses and Aides Association said there were 760 patients waiting for a bed in hospitals across the country, the highest number in three years.
Inné, dúirt Cumann Altraí agus Ban Cabhrach na hÉireann go raibh 760 othar ag fanacht le leaba in ospidéil ar fud na tíre, an líon ba mhó le trí bliana.