The Taiwanese community in Ireland has donated a substantial amount of PPE to Irish nursing homes and other long-term care facilities after a fundraising campaign carried out by the Taiwan Ireland Association. Nursing homes now account for roughly 60 percent of virus-related deaths in Ireland and there have been growing concerns about shortages of PPE […]
A care worker has hit out at the HSE for failing care homes for people with disabilities, saying that 6 weeks into the Covid-19 crisis workers in the sector have still not been provided with protective equipment and clothing. “We’re seven weeks into the lockdown and we’ve been asking for masks and other protective gear […]