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A man who was unable to restrict his movements after returning to Ireland from a holiday abroad caused at least 56 people to become infected with Covid-19, including up to 10 homes and a sports team.
A man who was unable to restrict his movements after returning to Ireland from a holiday abroad caused at least 56 people to become infected with Covid-19, including up to 10 homes and a sports team.
The sobering “real-life example” of how the virus can spread rapidly within the community is revealed today in a report from the Mid West Department of Public Health.
Three more deaths from the virus were reported yesterday, as well as 1,283 new infections.
Of these, 408 were in Dublin, 156 in Cork, 88 in Kildare, 80 in Meath, 55 in Limerick, and the remaining 496 cases were spread over 21 other counties.
The highly infectious nature of the virus is demonstrated in the case cited today by the department.
Their report said the man at the center of the outbreak “was abroad during his vacation, but did not restrict his movements under current HSE guidelines when he got home.”
At first she had “mild symptoms including a runny nose and a mild sore throat”, and her “temperature was normal”.
“He was reassured by this and socialized with a group of friends and then tested positive for Covid-19.
“However, at this stage, he had already infected several of his friends. Three of these friends infected their families.”
The report said: “Another friend he infected felt unwell and contacted his GP to arrange a test for Covid-19. He did the test in the morning but in the afternoon he felt a little better and decided to go to a friend’s party “.
“After the party, she got her test result and it was positive. By attending the party while waiting for her test result, she ended up infecting other people.”
As the man at the center of the case “has a close extended family that visits each other’s homes regularly, this led to some members of the extended family becoming infected with Covid-19 as well.
“One of his extended family members who had no symptoms played a game with his home team and several of his teammates became infected as a result.”
The team members later infected “several people.”
In all, at least 56 people are believed to have been infected with the outbreak.
Meanwhile, health chiefs have insisted that intensive care beds are available despite the increase in Covid-19 cases and the increased number of hospitalizations across the country.
The push came as a senior doctor warned that Cork faced the risk that patients would have to be moved elsewhere and critical cancer surgeries would be rescheduled or postponed due to mounting pressure on available critical care bed capacity. .
However, a spokesperson for the South-Southwest Hospital Group (SSWHG) insisted that intensive care beds were available despite the rise in the virus.
“This morning there were four critical care beds available at Cork University Hospital (CUH),” the spokesperson said.
Another health source indicated that intensive care beds were also available in Dublin and Galway.
Dr Mary Favier, Cork GP, who is also an advisor to the National Public Health Emergency Team (Nphet), said hospitals are facing increased pressure. “For the last number of days in Cork, there have been no intensive care beds available and a (doctor) had to call several other units across the country before he could find a bed. That raises security and resource concerns for the transfer, “he added. he told RTÉ.
Irish independent
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