Two asylum seekers are reported to have tested positive for Covid-19 in two separate direct provision centres. The Movement of Asylum Seekers in Ireland said it learned of one case yesterday.
While the Irish Refugee Council has said that it is aware of a case in a different part of the country. MASI has criticised what it has called an inconsistency in the implementation of measures to curtail Covid-19 across the countries 72 Direct Provision centres and emergency accommodation providers.
It has launched a petition calling for those aged 60 years and over, and those with pre-existing medical conditions, to be relocated to places where they can self isolate, subject to their informed consent.