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The patients who caught Covid in hospital Updated / Wednesday, 27 Jan 2021 11:35 Prime Time Reporter I m looking out across Donegal Bay and Malin Beg. Can you see it? It s covered in cloud. You might not be able to. Paddy Clancy is pointing his camera out of the window of his bedroom to show his view over a FaceTime call. It’s a grainy, blue and green vista that, despite the cloud and internet connection, is very beautiful – which is lucky, because Paddy is seeing a lot of it. The 77-year-old is self-isolating in a bedroom in his Co Donegal home. Describing how he contracted Covid-19 in Sligo Hospital, the emotion suddenly becomes very raw. ....
He questioned the speed at which they were being detected and asked for a national outbreak control team to be put in place, as well as mass testing. Asked to comment on hospital outbreaks, Dr Jack Lambert, infectious disease consultant in the Mater Hospital, said: “This is a very infectious and unforgiving virus.” He said hospitals are hampered by not having enough single rooms, so patients can be in six-bed wards. “Sometimes patients are wandering around the hospital not wearing masks, although they are advised to. They can go outside the hospital and meet with family members. “We want to minimise outbreaks in hospitals. I wash my hands every time I touch a surface. I can wash my hands 10 times on a ward round. Is every single person doing that? I don’t think so. ....