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HSE Boss Says Hospitals Still Under Severe Pressure With Covid Cases

The Health system needs to go beyond simply testing close contacts of confirmed cases, according to a an infectious diseases expert.

 1,247 new infections were revealed yesterday, while 15 more people have died.
HSE boss Paul Reid says the pressure on the critical care system is "relentless" -- with 211 patients with the virus in ICU last night.

Infectious diseases consultant Professor Sam McConkey says testing teams should go to the locations of outbreaks
 

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