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Calls for government to publish which cities, towns and villages have Covid clusters

Jonathan Duane
Jonathan Duane

12:56 9 Sep 2020


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"Why not print where the clusters are so people then can make a decision what they're going to do?"

There are calls for the government to publish which cities, towns and villages currently have clusters of COVID-19.

Independent TD Richard O'Donoghue says the public should be allowed to know the specific areas within a county where there is an outbreak.

The Limerick TD is part of the Rural Independents, who will bring a bill to revoke restrictions introduced last month before the Dail later.

Richard O'Donoghue says releasing information about where clusters are will allow people to be responsible in how they live alongside the virus:

"Why not print where the clusters are so people then can make a decision what they're going to do and put things in place to protect the other people that're around there?"

"We're not asking for your name. We're asking you to give us a town or a village or a city where the clusters are and clarify so people then can be respectful and move around ... We have to live with it."

There has been 128 new outbreaks of Covid-19 in private households in the last week. The latest data from the Health Protection Surveillance Centre shows there has been more than 2,000 clusters originating in homes since the start of the pandemic.

It comes as the Tanaiste admits restrictions on home visits in Dublin and Limerick is an option due to a rise in Covid-19 cases in both counties.


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