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The HSE Says The Peak Of The Coronavirus Pandemic In Ireland Could Be In Less Than 2 Weeks

Rebecca Noonan
Rebecca Noonan

12:01 29 Mar 2020


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It's predicting a spike between the 10th and 14th of April

So far, over 2,400 people have tested positive in the Republic.

The HSE has today unveiled plans to turn the Citywest convention complex in Dublin into a healthcare facility for Covid 19 patients.

It'll have room for over a thousand people if capacity runs out in hospitals.

CEO Paul Reid says there's two parts to it - one is to support people in isolation and the other is temporary beds for people who are stepping down from acute hospital care but are not quite ready to return home.


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