The Government will not be moving to a mask mandate based on the current public health advice.
That's according to Health Minister Stephen Donnelly following a call from the INMO, which recorded a record high number of people waiting on trolleys across the country.
931 people were being treated in trolleys or chairs in Irish hospitals on Tuesday.
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More than 700 patients were in hospital with COVID-19, and another 700 hospitalised with flu.
Minister Donnelly will update the Cabinet today and will meet with the HSE senior team on Friday.
