Dr Mike Ryan warns that healthcare workers are no longer safe
A Sligo medical expert has spoken of suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder after receiving death threats arising from his work during the Covid-19 pandemic. He has also claimed that healthcare workers are no longer safe in their work environments. Dr Mike Ryan head of emergencies at the…
Dr. Mike Ryan among speakers at Sligo University Hospital event
A number of renowned experts in the medical field are to attend a virtual event at Sligo University Hospital this month. The hospital’s Research and Education Foundation are hosting their 21st annual Multidisciplinary Research Conference on November 27th. The general aim is to support training, education and research in health…
Harkin repeats calls for facemask’s to be used on public transport
A Sligo/Leitrim TD has repeated her calls for the Taoiseach to ‘strongly recommend’ people wear facemask’s on public transport. Independent Marian Harkin’s says the World Health Organisation’s recommending them to stop the spread of Covid-19. The latest figures show one more person with the virus died and 25…
Ryan – “We need to go after the virus itself”
The Sligo-born head of the World Health Organisation’s emergency team says lockdowns will not be enough to fully defeat the coronavirus. Dr. Michael Ryan says the danger is that without strong public health measures, the virus will jump back up again when lockdowns are eventually lifted. Michael Ryan, from Curry,…