Cianan Brennan: Covid-19 crisis in nursing homes worryingly familiar

The single worst day was April 4, when 19 new nursing home clusters were uncovered in the east and north-east of the country — two of the three worst-hit regions along with the west of Ireland.

The crisis that Ireland’s nursing homes, which accommodate in the region of 25,000 residents, are facing has played out in worryingly familiar circumstances.

Care homes across the globe have been disproportionately impacted by the coronavirus pandemic, particularly in Italy and Spain.