High Court hears impact Covid-19 has had on vulnerable

The impact of and difficulties caused by the Covid-19 crisis regarding the care and management of some of the country's most vulnerable people was highlighted in several cases mentioned before the High Court today.

The cases came before Mr Justice David Keane, who was asked to make various orders in relation to persons, some of whom are deemed at high risk of severe illness or death if they contract the virus, who are either wards of court or in the process of being made wards of court.