Nursing homes are to receive added financial assistance and staff are to be screened daily for Covid-19.
They’re just some of the new measures announced by government aimed at slowing the spread of the virus.
40 clusters have so far been identified in nursing homes across the country.
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The movements of staff across the different facilities will also be limited.
Health Minister, Simon Harris, says the new measures will help save lives:
There are now over 4,200 cases of coronavirus here – 50 of which are in County Clare and 120 people have died.
