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Sonas has claimed it took over two weeks for testing to occur after the first resident with symptoms was identified. The nursing home group claims chief inspector of social services Mary Dunnion failed to take this delay into account in making her findings. It also claims the failure of a HSE Outbreak Control Team to offer staffing support, when so many workers were out with the virus, was not taken into account in the report. The group, which operates 11 nursing homes and four retirement villa...

Loughan House prisoners test positive for Covid Reporter: ); Five prisoners at Loughan House Open Prison in Blacklion, Cavan have tested positive for Covid-19. The Irish Prison Service says four of the five were on temporary release and were tested and quarantined on their return. There are no reported positive cases among staff at this time. Testing of all staff and the 93 prisoners at the Blacklion prison is now underway and an Outbreak Control Team has been established to prevent the furthe...

Eight staff at Wheatfield Prison in Dublin have tested positive for Covid-19. The Irish Prison Service confirmed a number of infections amongst staff saying that it is "working closely with Public Health, HSE and contact tracing is ongoing". The IPS said there are no positive cases among inmates in the prison. However, all prisoners and staff will now be tested as precaution. The Prison Service said an Outbreak Control Team has been established at Wheatfield "to mitigate against further possibl...

Iriseoir Fise An outbreak of Covid-19 has occurred at a Co Kerry nursing home, with a significant number of staff at Oceanview Nursing Home understood to have tested positive for the virus. Residents at the 35-bed facility in Camp are currently being tested.   A spokesperson for Aperee Limited, the company which operates the nursing home, said the situation is being actively managed:  "As part of our fortnightly staff serial testing, we have been advised that a number of staff have tested ...

Updated / Wednesday, 30 Dec 2020 18:45 A number of staff at Wheatfield Prison in Dublin have tested positive for Covid-19. The Irish Prison Service confirmed the development saying that it is "working closely with Public Health, HSE and contact tracing is ongoing". The IPS said there are no positive cases among inmates in the prison. However, all prisoners and staff will now be tested as precaution. The Prison Service said an Outbreak Control Team has been established at Wheatfield "to mitiga...

Coronavirus Ireland: Outbreak Control Team deployed as Wheatfield Prison staff test positive for COVID-19 An update on the situation was issued by the Irish Prison Service this evening Inside Wheatfield Prison Want the latest breaking news straight to your inbox? Sign up for our free newsletterInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign Up! When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations fo...

An outbreak of COVID-19 at St. Olivers unit for older people has come at a dreadful time for families and staff, the Argus has learned.

The Saolta Group, which includes Galway University Hospital, said it does not comment on the specific details relating to individual outbreaks. It confirmed that over the past number of months, the hospital, like others, has managed a number of outbreaks of Covid-19. An outbreak is defined as two or more cases. A statement said: “In the event of an outbreak, an Outbreak Control Team is established and all the necessary measures are taken. When a case of Covid-19 is identified in a hospital se...

Gowran nursing home dealing with Covid outbreak A number of staff and residents tested positive Reporter: Multiple residents and staff at a nursing home in Kilkenny have tested positive for Covid-19. Gowran Abbey Nursing Home has appealed to medical staff including nurses, and the Defence Forces, for help to manage the situation. The HSE and South East Community Healthcare have said they are working with the nursing home to ensure that the necessary supports are put in place to manage the out...

Weston Hospital closed to new patients after a surge in coronavirus infections. - Credit: Archant An investigation into the coronavirus outbreak at Weston General Hospital has highlighted a number of areas for improvement in healthcare.  Thirty-one patients died after contracting Covid-19 at the hospital, and an internal investigation carried out by the trust revealed the infection ‘may have’ been a factor in 18 of those deaths.  A report from a Lessons Learned investigation, which�...