The Health Information and Quality Authority has said a community hospital owned and operated by the Health Service Executive did not adhere to Health Protection Surveillance Centre guidelines during Covid-19 in April.
An inspection report by HIQA said residents at the Clonakilty Community Hospital in Cork suspected of being infected by the Covid-19 virus or who tested positive for the virus, or were known contacts of residents that tested positive for the virus, were not isolated or quarantined.
The centre had a significant outbreak of Covid-19 in April and May and a large number of residents and staff tested positive for the virus.