Nursing home Covid-19 outbreaks 'a national emergency' and 'catastrophe in the making'

Jack Lambert, Professor of infectious diseases at the Mater and Rotunda Hospitals said that “up to half” of the country’s nursing homes could have clusters of Covid-19.

With additional reporting from Vivienne Clarke and Digital Desk

The devastating situation involving Covid-19 outbreaks in nursing homes has been described as “a catastrophe in the making” and “a national emergency” as the death toll in institutions continues to mount.