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"Of 243 tests completed, 80 have been confirmed as positive for Covid-19. Of the 80 confirmed, the level of asymptomatic infectivity appears to be very high."The company said that those who have tested positive have been advised to isolate and full risk assessment and contact tracing procedures are under way.
It said that given its level of rigour and its comparatively low level of confirmed cases up to this point, this sudden spike is difficult to comprehend. At a Department of Health briefing tonight, Dr Glynn said there had been "four significant outbreaks in meat processing type facilities" across counties Kildare and Offaly.
He said the locations of the factories are one thing, but he said clearly the people working in the factories live in a range of places within these counties. Unions representing workers from meat factories in the Midlands where clusters of the coronavirus have been detected have said all factories must be shut down when cases are confirmed and the workers sent home on full pay.
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