He's asking residents in the midlands to double down their efforts in suppressing the virus.
The acting chief medical officer isn't ruling out recommending localised lockdowns in two midlands counties.
Dr. Ronan Glynn issued a stark warning after 30 cases were confirmed in Laois and Offaly yesterday.
He also estimated that at least another 60 new cases will be confirmed in Laois, Offaly and Kildare alone today.
Over 70s and the medically vulnerable in the three counties have been advised against using public transport.
In the past 2 weeks, 226 cases, mainly in meat plants, have come from these three counties, almost half of all recent cases.
O'Brien Fine Foods in Timahoe has suspended all operations following 80 cases among workers, while a further 42 are being tested.
Now the question is whether some form of localised lockdowns could be introduced.
The Acting Chief Medical Officer says he will be back with further guidance for people in these counties later today, once the confirmed cases start coming in.
Dr. Glynn is asking residents in the midlands to double down their efforts in suppressing the virus:
The HSE's Colm Henry outlines what will happen within hospital if there is uncontrolled transmission of covid-19 in the community again:
SIPTU says it's completely unacceptable that almost 10 percent of food plant workers have tested positive for Covid-19.
Greg Ennis from the trade union says they have always believed outbreaks would come from the factories:
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