The HSE is spending one billion euro on personal protective equipment this year.
The demand for masks alone within the health service is now 1.2 million each day.
It says a deal has been made with South Korea – for the delivery of 120 million masks over the next couple of weeks.
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The HSE’s also recommencing non-Covid related care, with cancer services among those that’ll be prioritised.
CEO Paul Reid says – its spending on PPE in 2020 will be significant:
There are now over 22,700 confirmed cases of the coronavirus here, with 303 cases in Clare, after a further four were recorded yesterday.
