41 people waiting for a bed and 25 Covid patients in the north west
There are 41 patients waiting for a bed and 25 receiving treatment for Covid-19 in the north west today. Latest figures from the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation’s Trolley Watch show Letterkenny University Hospital is the most overcrowded nationally with 36 people waiting. HSE statistics find there are also 21…
Absenteeism among front line staff contributed to latest restrictions being implemented
As many as 5,000 HSE staff are currently out of work due to Covid-19, Ocean FM News has learned. And there are fears this could worsen because of the highly transmissible Omicron virus. The staffing situation is believed to have been one of the main reasons behind the…
New restrictions may be on the way for Christmas
The National public Health Emergency Team has recommended pubs and restaurants close at 5pm as soon as possible, as the Omicron variant spreads here. They’ve also called for indoor and outdoor events to be capped at a maximum of 50 per cent capacity. But they haven’t recommended the…
Manorhamilton has the lowest infection rate of Covid-19 in the entire Country
977 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed in the Ocean FM franchise area in the latest 14 day incidence figures. All five local electoral reported infection rates below the R figure for 100,000 head of population which was set at 1305.1 The most cases and highest infection rate…
McConalogue urges the importance of ‘personal responsibility’ to stop the spread of Covid
A Donegal TD and Government Minister says personal responsibility is vital in the run up to Christmas. The Chief Medical Officer did not recommend any new restrictions when he met with Government party leaders last night. Public Health officials will continue to monitor the spread of the Omnicron…
Mounting pressure on Sligo University Hospital
Sligo University Hospital’s emergency department is again experiencing what it describes as ‘extremely busy’ times with ‘a high number of people attending.’ The hospital also says there is ongoing pressure on bed availability, with many patients experiencing long waiting times to be admitted from the emergency department to an…
People urged to check times of vaccination centres operating hours
The HSE are urging members of the public to check the operating times of walk-in vaccination centres before turning up. There have reportedly been a number of people arriving at the centre based in Sligo Racecourse this morning which doesn’t open until 4.30pm this afternoon. All up to date times…