"Our hospitals are currently extremely busy. Yesterday, emergency departments saw a total of 5,150 patients, with 1,200 of those admitted for various cases and emergencies, including individuals suffering from winter respiratory viruses, mainly flu."
HSE CEO Bernard Gloster stated, "We now have 1,017 people in hospital with flu. This morning we had 322 people admitted and waiting on trolleys... the system is under pressure."
Mr Gloster urged people to cooperate with visitor restrictions, saying, "We must protect our patients and prevent the spread of infections in hospitals and other healthcare settings."
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