Share this article A leading intensive care physician says younger people are becoming very sick with COVID-19, with around half of patients currently in ICU under the age of 60. There are 232 people with the virus in hospitals nationwide, with 65 in intensive care. Public health experts are asking people to keep their contacts low this Easter Bank Holiday weekend. The Deputy Chief Medical Officer Dr Ronan Glynn is encouraging people to keep their contacts low and only meet up with others outdoors. He has also urged everyone to avoid crowds, not to travel in cars with other households and to get tested if they have symptoms.