'Real risk' of Covid spread after arrivals from Brazil and Mauritius into emergency accommodation

In its January report, the DRHE said from mid-December to the end of January, 25 people had sought to access the emergency accommodation system from overseas. Stock image

The Dublin Region Homeless Executive (DRHE) has sounded alarm over new entrants from overseas into the emergency accommodation system, including from Brazil, claiming it created "a real risk" of spreading Covid-19 among the city's homeless population.

In its January report, the DRHE said from mid-December to the end of January, 25 people had sought to access the emergency accommodation system from overseas, in addition to 85 people from other parts of Ireland.