Efforts to contain virus outbreaks in nursing homes ‘must be redoubled’

There had been 250 infection clusters identified in residential community settings as of midnight on Monday.

Efforts to contain coronavirus outbreaks in Irish nursing homes must be redoubled, the chief medical officer has said.

Dr Tony Holohan said nursing homes and other long-term community residential facilities were a priority as he again expressed concern at the rate of infection in the sector.