Ocky there is nothing new there.my bypass surgery was ca.celled TWICE on two consecutive weeks because they could not secure a bed in ICU for me in the mater hospital,and that was before this thing started at all
Yes daily ....in effect ...we dont have icu beds .....
We have 255 in ireland ...
I think italy had 3,500 but I cant find the link now ....
The 255 in ireland are already full before the crisis....
There is also a lack of staff
When you consider that in ireland in 10 days time 1 in 20 of those who test positive at the end of the month will require
A ventilator to stay alive a week or 2 later .......
Then this country is facing a catastrophic event ...
Italy is months ahead of us ...
The italian doctors are saying now that the virus arrived in italy soon after it started in china ....around Oct or November...
It arrived here apparently much later .....
I said it 2 weeks ago ...after the first case here this country should of locked down in curfew 20 days ago wen first case announced ....
I am absolutely certain taxi drivers will die from this ....
And alot of others too