Covid-19 cases linked to workplace outbreaks remain high, despite level 5 lockdown

Employers have been urged to facilitate remote working to curb the spread of Covid-19. Picture: Brian Arthur

Cases of Covid-19 linked to workplaces are second only to nursing homes for their regularity according to the latest data released from the Central Statistics Office (CSO). 

Some 110 cases of the virus have been linked to nursing homes for the week ending February 12. This was followed by 70 cases of the coronavirus sourced to workplaces in the same time period.