Liam Woods

Holohan urges people to contact their GP as soon as symptoms occur so contacts can be traced

Nphet in favour of ‘any measure’ that could suppress the virus, says Deputy CMO

Director of acute services says 321 ICU beds open with surge capacity limit of up to 350

Current surge can be turned around quickly if lockdown measures are adhered to , Holohan says

Healthcare system is only ever two weeks away from overwhelmed, says HSE’s chief clinical officer

Authorities reviewing the mandatory use of face masks at primary-school level

Irish Cancer Society says 450 cancers, 1,600 pre-cancers have gone undetected during lockdown

TD asks if gardaí could be sent to homes of people who are not turning up

Some 1.4m flu vaccine doses for adults secured but no universal scheme planned

Maximum flow in hospitals could not be increased, NPHET group meeting notes say

Public hospitals not ‘fit for purpose’ to handle surge in cases, Dáil committee to hear

Team of medical experts and health service chiefs have been advising Government on navigating crisis

Liam Woods says all 13 confirmed cases in Ireland were being treated in hospital

Senior doctor says Ireland will struggle to deal with even a small number of severely ill patients should virus occur here

Figure equals record level of overcrowding, HSE says hospitals under ‘significant pressure’

Targeting of State’s hospital overcrowding crisis does not include extra beds or staff

Some women who had private smear tests were later excluded from public colposcopy

All emergency departments will open but delays expected due to reduced staff numbers

INMO and PNA meeting public sector managers in attempt to avert strikes and ban

Hospital staff broke news of man’s death to family saying he had been found ‘pulseless’

Intensive care units and operating theatres among worst hit for shortages

Patients needed elective care being ‘crowded out’ says HSE executive