The public have been warned they will face a lengthy wait at Altnagelvin Hospital's A&E if their condition is not life-threatening.
It comes as it emerged that one sick person waited for four days in the Derry hospital for a bed.
On Monday, the Western Trust said that its emergency department is under "extreme pressure" with 84 patients in the department, 34 waiting to be admitted.
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