The Government will introduce specific measures to stem the outbreak of coronavirus in nursing homes, Minister for Health Simon Harris has said. The State’s National Public Health Emergency Team is due to consider measures for nursing homes when it meets on Tuesday, he said. There are about 460 private nursing homes and 100 public nursing homes in the country. She acknowledged that the nursing homes sector had also experienced concern about staffing shortages where nursing home employees had tested positive. Nursing homes have had “a very significant challenge” relying on new and additional staff, she said.

Source: The Irish Times March 29, 2020 18:22 UTC