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"It's definitely a worry going onto a building site when there's so many cases in the community"

Thousands of construction workers returned to work today after the Christmas holidays as Covid-19...

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19.20 4 Jan 2021

"It's definitely a worry going onto a building site when there's so many cases in the community"

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19.20 4 Jan 2021

Thousands of construction workers returned to work today after the Christmas holidays as Covid-19 cases here sky-rocket.

6,110 positive cases were announced this evening, while almost 5,000 cases were confirmed yesterday.

But is is safe for building sites to remain open?

The Construction Industry Federation say sites are safe and should remain open, while the trade union Unite say if NPHET recommend that they close, then they should.

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