Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 25 June 2020

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response

Covid-19: Testing and Tracing

Dr. Colm Henry:

That is a good question. The Deputy should bear in mind that meat plants were included in the category of essential services as we gradually closed down and social measures kicked in on 12 March and 27 March. Many other workplace settings either went back to home-based working or closed down completely. That said, our experience has been replicated abroad. In Germany in the past week, there has been a significant outbreak in a meat factory setting similar to what we have experienced. I am not aware of other clusters in a particular workplace setting other than meat plants and healthcare facilities, but I will come back to the Deputy with more accurate information from the HPSC.

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