Covid-19: 'Dozens' of staff in homeless services affected by virus

Homeless service providers say the homeless population should be prioritised in the vaccination programme. File Picture.

The clinical lead for Covid-19 and homelessness in Dublin has said while there had been just one positive test for the virus among the homeless population up to last Sunday, "dozens" of staff working in the sector had been affected. 

Dr Austin O'Carroll said it meant a "tightening up" of the sort of measures that kept infection rates among those in emergency accommodation so low during the first wave of the pandemic as the latest lockdown presents fresh challenges for those working in the sector.