Covid-19 outbreak reported among staff at Dublin prison

Covid-19 outbreak reported among staff at Dublin prison

An outbreak control team has been dispatched to Wheatfield Prison. Picture: Irish Prison Service

Wed, 30 Dec, 2020 - 17:25
Steven Heaney

A number of staff members at a Dublin Prison have tested positive for Covid-19, the Irish Prison Service (IPS) has confirmed.

It is not yet known how many members of staff at Wheatfield Prison in Dublin 22 are affected. 

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