Up to 25 people at Killarney direct provision centre contract Covid-19

MASI said residents at the facility are “scared and anxious”.

It is not clear how many residents there are in Atlas House Direct Provision Centre in Killarney which has provision for around 70. All those remaining are self-isolating. Picture: asylumarchive.com

There has been an outbreak of Covid-19 at a direct provision centre in Killarney.

MASI the movement of asylum seekers in Ireland, said some 25 people including 24 residents and a staff member in the Killarney centre have contracted the disease.