Mushroom plant suspends operation following positive tests for Covid-19

This news comes as acting Chief Medical Officer Dr Ronan Glynn warned of increasing numbers of Covid-19 across the country. 

Dr Ronan Glynn, acting Chief Medical Officer, said we must continue to do all we can to avoid returning to where we were in March and April. File picture: Stephen Collins / Collins Dublin

A mushroom plant in Tipperary has suspended operations following a number of positive cases of Covid-19.

Walsh Mushrooms in Golden, near Cashel confirmed in a statement that it had suspended work after a staff member who was in self-isolation tested positive for the virus.