HSE to start testing nursing home residents living where no Covid-19 clusters found

Chief Medical Officer, Dr Tony Holohan, says his team is trying to stop the virus getting into nursing homes in the first place.

The HSE is to start testing nursing home residents living where no Covid-19 clusters have been found.

Yesterday saw the country's highest number of deaths in a single day recorded, with a further 41 people losing their lives after being infected with the virus.