Prognosis
Irish Hospitals Face Breaking Point With Virus Cases Surging
- Patients treated in ambulances with emergency rooms full
- Nation now has one of highest coronavirus rates globally
An ambulance arrives at a hospital in Dublin.
Photographer: Artur Widak/NurPhoto/Getty Images
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Ireland’s hospital system faces mounting pressure, with ambulances lined up outside one facility over the weekend as the coronavirus sweeps across the country.
Doctors were forced to treat patients in ambulances outside Letterkenny Hospital in the northwest of the country on Jan. 10, and national intensive care bed availability is down to 38.