Read MoreIn the north central division in Dublin, a small outbreak of Covid was caused after an arrested prisoner passed on the virus to gardaí. In Carrickmacross, Co Monaghan, there are 27 officers out of work because of Covid concerns. A garda Covid-19 forum meeting is due to take place remotely tomorrow afternoon, when representatives of all garda ranks will meet remotely with garda management to discuss the escalating crisis. Frank Thornton, the president of the Garda Representative Association (GRA), has called for gardaí to be placed among the high-priority groups for Covid-19 vaccination. They are exposed to infection by their dealings with the public and then they cannot get tested if they are a close contact.

Source: Irish Independent January 07, 2021 02:36 UTC