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Health chiefs offer concert and festival Covid advice amid fears of 'Swiftie Flu' - Published July 10, 2024
Irish health chiefs have offered Covid-19 advice for concert and festival goers this summer - amid fears that 'Swiftie Flu' had swept the country following the superstar’s three-date run in Ireland.
Days before Taylor Swift took to the stage for her sold-out mega concerts in the Aviva Stadium, attracting around 200,000 Swifties to the venue over the show run, the HPSC issued its latest Covid-19 update - warning that transmission of the virus was continuing at moderate to high levels in Ireland.
Many Swifties across the country who were in attendance said they were experiencing Covid-19 symptoms following her shows, with some urging those who headed to the shows to get tested amid reports the virus was rampant.
While they did not link their advice to any specific concerts or shows, a spokesperson for the HSE told the Irish Mirror that the public should “use their own judgment on how to protect yourself in public places” as revellers ready themselves for a string of concerts and festivals in the capital - pointing us to further advice here.
The latest HPSC update on Covid-19 in Ireland (on June 25) showed the number of cases hospitalised is trending upward. Figures from this date show an increase of 16 per cent (+64) over the week prior and an increase of 103 per cent (+233) in the 14 days before.
Patients who have completed primary vaccination currently represent 46 per cent of ICU admissions, partially vaccinated patients account for zero per cent of ICU admissions, nonvaccinated patients represent eight per cent, and the status of the remaining 46 per cent is unknown.
There are currently 13 patients in ICU (including one in private hospital), this has decreased in the past seven days by seven per cent (minus one) and increased in the past 14 days by 30 per cent (plus three). The primary reason for admission to ICU for Covid-19 is 23 per cent (three) of these patients.
Of the hospitalised Covid-19 cases, 51.7 per cent of patients required hospital care for disease caused by Covid-19 while the remaining 225 were infectious asymptomatic (accounting for 48.3 per cent of total hospitalised cases).
Irish health chiefs have offered Covid-19 advice for concert and festival goers this summer - amid fears that 'Swiftie Flu' had swept the country following the superstar’s three-date run in Ireland.
Days before Taylor Swift took to the stage for her sold-out mega concerts in the Aviva Stadium, attracting around 200,000 Swifties to the venue over the show run, the HPSC issued its latest Covid-19 update - warning that transmission of the virus was continuing at moderate to high levels in Ireland.
Many Swifties across the country who were in attendance said they were experiencing Covid-19 symptoms following her shows, with some urging those who headed to the shows to get tested amid reports the virus was rampant.
While they did not link their advice to any specific concerts or shows, a spokesperson for the HSE told the Irish Mirror that the public should “use their own judgment on how to protect yourself in public places” as revellers ready themselves for a string of concerts and festivals in the capital - pointing us to further advice here.
The latest HPSC update on Covid-19 in Ireland (on June 25) showed the number of cases hospitalised is trending upward. Figures from this date show an increase of 16 per cent (+64) over the week prior and an increase of 103 per cent (+233) in the 14 days before.
Patients who have completed primary vaccination currently represent 46 per cent of ICU admissions, partially vaccinated patients account for zero per cent of ICU admissions, nonvaccinated patients represent eight per cent, and the status of the remaining 46 per cent is unknown.
There are currently 13 patients in ICU (including one in private hospital), this has decreased in the past seven days by seven per cent (minus one) and increased in the past 14 days by 30 per cent (plus three). The primary reason for admission to ICU for Covid-19 is 23 per cent (three) of these patients.
Of the hospitalised Covid-19 cases, 51.7 per cent of patients required hospital care for disease caused by Covid-19 while the remaining 225 were infectious asymptomatic (accounting for 48.3 per cent of total hospitalised cases).