The owner of a nursing home where seven patients with Covid-19 died over the past month said nothing could have prepared her for the impact of what they have been experiencing.
Lucy Flynn, of the Milbury Nursing Home in Navan, Co Meath, said after the first confirmed case in early March, 15 staff were advised to self-isolate.
A further 25 staff "disappeared" because of what she described as the "fear factor" around Covid-19. Speaking on RTÉ's Claire Byrne Live, she said her home had a total of 13 positive cases so far, but despite requests to test everyone in the home, the Health Service Executive only agreed to that this weekend after a change to guidelines.