Hospitals are canceling planned procedures at a rate of ten per site due to increased Covid hospitalisations It comes as the Chief Medical Officer Dr Tony Holohan raised concerns at a briefing yesterday about the growing rate of Covid in the country. Joining Ciara to discuss this further was CEO of the HSE Paul Reid.

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