Photo: Colin Keegan/Collins DublinMore than 200 virus clusters have been identified in nursing homes and residential institutions to date and 245 people in care homes have died, Chief Medical Officer Dr Tony Holohan said yesterday. Nursing homes, including one in Dublin where at least 15 people have died, have been dealing with deaths for some time. "There is no shortage of oxygen or oxygen concentrators for nursing homes at this time." Health workers are to be redeployed to private nursing homes in an effort to curb the virus spread. "This development arises because of challenges that have emerged in some private nursing homes to manage the Covid-19 crisis," he said.

Source: The Herald April 16, 2020 01:40 UTC