April 30, 2021 4:40 pm
The Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) has today (Friday, April 30) published its advice to the HSE on the potential impact of different serial testing scenarios using rapid antigen detection tests (RADTs) to detect Covid-19 in meat processing plant workers.
In Ireland and across the globe, meat processing plants have experienced a considerable number of Covid-19 outbreaks.
A recent analysis completed by the HIQA noted that outbreaks in meat processing plants in Ireland have been associated with approximately 3,000 cases of Covid-19.
The results of the analysis showed that those working in meat processing plants are at a higher risk of Covid-19 than the general population – “a crude relative risk for infection of 3.22 compared to the general population”, the report notes.
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AS THE NUMBER of people who have died in Ireland with Covid-19 continues to grow, some misleading posts on social media have claimed that deaths overall have not been impacted by the pandemic.
The number of people in Ireland who have died with Covid-19 has now reached 2,149.
Some claims on social media have suggested that the total number of people who have died in the country this year has not changed compared to previous years.