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Serial Testing Underway At Midlands Meat Processing Plans

Wednesday, 26 August 2020 13:20

It comes as 38 cases of Covid-19 have been linked to ABP Foods in Tipperary.

Serial testing is underway at meat processing plans in Kildare, Laois and Offaly.

It comes as 38 cases of Covid-19 have been linked to ABP Foods in Tipperary.

So far 2,254 workers across three factories have been tested as part of what is being described as serial testing.

The HSE is before the covid response committee today, its Lead for Testing and Tracing, is Niamh O’Beirne:

It emerged this morning that another outbreak has occurred at a plant, this time in Cahir, Co. Tipperary. 22 workers have contracted the virus, with 16 of their close contacts also testing positive.

Things grew heated at the committee when Sinn Fein TD Matt Carthy asked the head of the HSE whether it was obliged to inform the public about outbreaks in plants:

While Deputy Mattie McGrath was critical of the level of information available about the plant in Cahir.

The Committee will also hear from Acting Chief Medical Officer and the Health Minister today .

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