Kerry nursing home where nine died due to Covid-19 to close today

Three residents have been placed temporarily in the community hospital in Listowel, it is understood

A sign for the Oaklands Nursing Home at Listowel, Co Kerry. Picture: Dan Linehan

The crisis-hit Oaklands nursing home where nine residents died after contracting Covid-19 is to close today.

Just three of the 23 residents of the Kerry-based nursing home are still awaiting placement in other facilities and these transfers will be finalised later today.