Coronavirus Ireland: cases recorded at meat plants increased by 328 in one week, 20 May 2020

The number of cases at meat plants across the country have increased by 328 [in the week of May 20] as Meat Industry Ireland have insisted that “significant measures” are in place.

Chief Medical Officer Tony Holohan said a Covid-19 press briefing [May 19] that there are now 16 clusters across meat processing plants, with a total of 828 cases, which is an increase of 328 from [the previous] week.

However, speaking on RTÉ Radio One’s Morning Ireland, senior director of Meat Industry Ireland Cormac Healy said that “significant measures” are in place to minimise outbreaks.