Flu cases are expected to peak in the coming days, with about 800 hospital patients expected each week with this virus alone, the HSE has warned.
These high numbers are expected to cause significant pressures for hospitals for some weeks after the peak.
Dr. Neil Hyland, Specialist Registrar in Public Health Medicine says the number of cases of influenza and covid-19 is on the rise right across the country.
He says if people have any flu like symptoms they must isolate.
Dr. Hyland has been giving more details to Midwest News.
