Factors associated with Covid outbreaks ‘outside the control' of the nursing homes 

The study analysed factors associated with outbreaks of Covid-19 in nursing homes in Ireland. File picture: PA

A new report has found that factors associated with Covid-19 outbreaks in nursing homes were often “outside the control" of the facilities.

The study was published by the Health Information and Quality Authority (Hiqa) and the Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) today.