Sligo Hospital 23 September www.oceanfm.ie/2023/09/23/s...

Sligo University Hospital restricting visitors to deal with Covid-19 outbreak - Ocean FM

Sligo University Hospital are restricting visitors due to an outbreak of Covid-19 in two of the hospital's wards. In a statement issued to Ocean FM, Sligo

Kilkenny Hospital 4 October www.independent.ie/regionals/ki...

St Luke's Hospital, Kilkenny restrict visitors due to increased infection control measures

Members of the public are being urged to consider all available options before attending St Luke’s General Hospital in Kilkenny.

Bantry Hospital 12 October www.c103.ie/news/c103-ne...

Bantry General Hospital visiting restriction imposed

Hospital Management have advised that due to a COVID-19 outbreak in the hospital it is restricting visiting to the hospital for the next 24 hours.

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🇮🇪Covid-19 outbreaks Hospitals *LAST YEAR, 2022* 39 open (10 new) 12 Oct 48 (17) 5 Oct 39 (5) 28 Sep 40 (10) 21 Sep 49 (13) 14 Sep 47 (5) 7 Sept New outbreaks in Sept & Oct up on last year (88 v 60).. & up on 2020 & 2021

so if air is 50/50 in flight the CO2 reading will “read” the stale air without knowing it has been filtered, so the C02 reading doesn’t pick up the risk reduction that comes with filtration

HEPA filters, it doesn’t refresh the oxygen so it would be very dangerous to ~only~ filter air in a sealed space Aircraft air is said to be 50/50 in flight (50% fresh air/50% stale air HEPA filtered) however there are additional risks of close seating & filtration off at boarding/disembarkation

“Clean air is affordable & achievable for every school. Parents should be asking their schools if all classrooms meet the HSA guidance. Clean air should not be a luxury reserved for the wealthy & the politicians in the Dáil. Do our kids not deserve it?” /end

With up to 70% of household transmission beginning with children, fewer infections in schools would also result in fewer infections in the community” /13 t.co/8lRrX3uPAW

“Megan Jehn shared how students in Arizona built DIY air filters called ‘Corsi-Rosenthal boxes’ for the school as part of a Stem project — complete with a decorating competition between classrooms” (link to Twitter see @jehnml )