One person who tested positive for Covid-19 ended up infecting 60 other people as part of a chain of transmission, it emerged yesterday. The case was cited among a number of real-life episodes where the virus has been passed through a series of encounters due to a failure to adhere to anti-Covid rules. Dr Una Fallon, a public health specialist in the Midlands, told a HSE briefing yesterday she could not go into the details of the case. A key objective of public health teams was to prevent any further transmission, Dr ­Fallon said. In a statement last night, the National Public Health Emergency Team (Nphet) said it noted a further deterioration from last week.

Source: Irish Independent October 02, 2020 00:07 UTC