Virus household transmission really hurting community
Updated / Tuesday, 19 Jan 2021
14:22
GP says household transmissions relate to the Christmas period
The Medical Director for Westdoc, an out-of-hours GP service covering Galway, Mayo, and Roscommon, has said household transmission of Covid-19 is really hurting the community.
Dr David McNeill said this is related to the Christmas period when people went home to visit parents and grandparents.
Speaking on RTÉ s Morning Ireland, he said we re seeing a lot sicker patients presenting to us unlike the previous waves.
He is also seeing patients who are quite sick by the time they call and who need hospitalisation, he added.