Updated: 11 Jan 2021, 16:50
A TOP professor has warned the number of patients in hospitals battling Covid-19 could double to 3,000 by next week - describing the situation as a national emergency .
Prof Alan Irvine said more than 1,500 people are now in hospital with the killer virus compared with 800 during the height of the pandemic in April.
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Hospital admissions could double Credit: Alamy
Prof Irvine, who is The Irish Hospital Consultants Association s President, said the hospital system is under the greatest pressure that it s ever been in living memory .
Prof Irvine said 1,000 people battling the killer virus had been admitted to hospital since January 2.