Leo Varadkar says he regrets people 'jumping to blame' over spike in Covid-19 cases

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Leo Varadkar has criticised people 'jumping to blame' over the recent spike in Covid-19 cases

Leo Varadkar also announced the launch of new re-opening grants for businesses. Image: Leah Farrell/RollingNews.ie Leo Varadkar also announced the launch of new re-opening grants for businesses. Image: Leah Farrell/RollingNews.ie TÁNAISTE LEO VARADKAR has criticised what he sees as a growing attempt to blame various groups for the spread of Covid-19.

“You can do everything right as an individual and still get this virus. You can do everything right as an employer and still get a cluster in your business,” he said.There has been some criticism of the government’s handling of the issue of Covid-19 clusters in meat plants in recent days, since it was announced that Kildare, Laois and Offaly would face new restrictions in a bid to prevent community transmission of the virus.

Related Reads 10.08.20 Siptu and Meat Industry Ireland to discuss factory outbreaks at meeting this morning 09.08.20 Coronavirus: No new deaths and 68 new cases confirmed in Ireland “Even when you put in a lot of these different measures like the shields and the screen and the masks and visors – one plant in Germany even has its own testing facility – they still had outbreaks. This is a real problem and it’s going to be a continuing problem.”Varadkar was appearing on the programme to discuss the opening of applications for the Restart Grant Plus scheme, which is intended to support businesses in their re-opening.

 

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