２０２０年５月９日（Sat.） 複数の食肉加工場で、１０ものクラスターが確認されているようです。（ニュースソース： The Journal.ie ５月９日発 ）
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Ten clusters and 566 cases of Covid-19 have been identified at meat processing plants
The figures emerged during a briefing from health officials this evening.
（抜粋）１０のクラスターで５６６人の感染者が確認されています、食肉加工場で。
THERE IS NOW a total of 10 clusters of Covid-19 at meat processing factories across the country, the Department of Health has confirmed.
The Minister for Agriculture, Michael Creed last week said six clusters were identified in processing plants but this has since grown to 10 clusters.
A cluster is identified by two or more cases of the virus.
In an update from Deputy Chief Medical Officer Ronan Glynn this evening, he said national outbreak teams are responding to the increase.
“As of yesterday, there have been 10 clusters across 10 different facilities with a total of 566 cases,” he said.
“The HSE convened a national outbreak control team so there’s an outbreak control team for each of those 10 clusters.
“It convened an outbreak control team yesterday and they’ll be taking a range of actions to mitigate the onward spread of that including production guidance for meat processing facilities around the country.”
Rosderra Irish Meats Group previously confirmed that some of its workers had tested positive for the virus.
Dawn Meats also closed a facility in Kilbeggan, Westmeath after four cases of Covid-19 were confirmed among staff.
“When we became aware of 4 confirmed cases of Covid-19 amongst workers in Kilbeggan we decided to defer production in the plant yesterday,” a spokesperson for Dawn Meats said.
“The cases reflect less than 2% of staff at the plant, however the decision was taken out an abundance of caution whilst we review the situation.”
（超抜粋）当局の発表によると、昨日までの時点で、１０カ所の加工場で１０のクラスターが確認され、合計で５６６人の感染者が出ています。
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感染拡大の原因は不確かのようですが、何某かの共通性があるのでしょうか。まア、憶測で語るのは控えましょう。それにしても、日本での感染沈静化も、気を緩めれば元の木阿弥ですから、外出の自粛等は当面続けるべきでしょう。そして、一刻も早いワクチンの開発・供給を期待します。政府は、それに全力を上げるべきです。しかし、これまで何をやって来ているのでしょうか。
ところで、あの加藤厚労大臣が発言したPCR検査の基準の件で、“国民が誤解した“（PCR検査要件の37.５度４日間連続に関し）との発言は看過出来ません。事実として、この内容に従ってPCR検査の振り分けは行政側の保健所が行って来たことではないですか。国民が誤解したのではなく、これは行政内での意思疎通等に重大な不備・欠陥があったことを証明する発言なのです。この為に、何人の人々の命が奪われたことか。政府は全員で責任をとれ！ 国民を愚弄するにもほどがある。
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