Siptu: Number of Covid-19 cases among meat factory workers a 'scandal'

Chairman of the Covid-19 Response Committee Michael McNamara says steps must be taken by the meat sector to prevent further cases of Covid-19. Picture: File photo.

High clusters of coronavirus at meat plants will be the focus of the Covid-19 Response Committee today.

It will discuss the 850 confirmed cases of the virus and 16 clusters within meat processing facilities.