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Confirmed Cases Of Coronavirus In Meat Factories Rises To 925

Wednesday, 27 May 2020 09:29

Another 103 staff have tested positive.

The number of cases of Covid-19 in meat factories has grown to 925.

It's after the HSE confirmed another 103 staff have tested positive over the past week.

A local outbreak team has been assigned to manage each outbreak in these plants.

But Sinn Féin's agriculture spokesman, Laois-Offaly TD Brian Stanley, says more needs to be done to tackle the problem:

Independent Roscommon-Galway TD Denis Naughten says more radical action is needed:

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