Minister of State for Agriculture Pippa Hackett said regional lockdowns could not be ruled out as a means to combat high incidence of the disease in certain areas. BlamedShe urged people living along the Border to use “common sense” when it comes to cross-Border travel, which has been blamed for driving Covid-19 infection rates. Speaking on RTÉ radio’s This Week programme, he acknowledged there were areas of concern but said care needed to be taken not to stigmatise any particular location or people because of high infection numbers. He said further walk-in Covid-19 testing centres could be established in the county in addition to the current site in Letterkenny. Donegal Sinn Féin TD Pádraig Mac Lochlainn called for more vaccination centres and walk-in test centres to help suppress the spread of the virus.

Source: The Irish Times May 02, 2021 17:56 UTC