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by jmnicolas 1680 days ago
The "HN hug of death" is a sign that your infrastructure is not adequate.

A regular flu year was 1.5% hospitalization. We're drowning with .5 more after years and years of reducing hospitals capacity.

I can't comment on Ireland I don't know the situation but I'd bet it's the same than in France: not enough beds when something is a bit out of the ordinary.