The HSE has issued updated advice on how to perform CPR due to Covid-19.
People are being advised against mouth to mouth resuscitation, and are being asked to do chest compressions only.
A defibrillator should be used as soon as possible if there is one available.
Professor Cathal O'Donnell, Medical Director of the National Ambulance Service, says everyone's safety must now be protected while carrying out CPR:
