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Two wards of a hospital, including a psychiatric unit, in Co Kildare are dealing with a Covid-19 outbreak.
Health officials say an outbreak control team is tackling cases in two wards at Naas General Hospital, and at the Lakeview Acute Inpatient Psychiatric Unit, based on the hospital grounds.
An HSE spokeswoman said the outbreaks in the acute care hospital are separate from the outbreak in the psychiatric ward.
Staff and patients have been screened for Covid-19 as part of the contact tracing system.
All personnel identified as close contacts of the Covid-19 cases have been asked to isolate themselves.
It is called an outbreak in a healthcare setting when there are a minimum of two positive contacts.
An HSE spokeswoman said: “Plans have been developed to support continuity of services and guide senior management to identify the level of impact on service and staff.
“Protection of public health is of the utmost importance and every effort is made to reduce the risk of the spread of Covid-19.
“The HSE cannot comment on individual cases or outbreaks as doing so would violate our duty of confidentiality to interested individuals and organizations.
“Maintaining confidentiality is not just an ethical requirement for the HSE, it is also a legal requirement as defined in the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) along with the Data Protection Laws 1988-2018.”
PA media
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