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BUS ÉIREANN HAS said it is experiencing a high number of Covid-19-related illness among its Waterford staff, and has warned some routes face cancellation as a result.
It is understood that 18 drivers are currently out of work, either by being a confirmed case or through self-isolation measures.
The weekend routes may be most impacted, according to Bus Éireann.
A statement from the company cited Waterford’s position as having the sixth highest 14-day incidence rate of the virus in the country, with 1,672 Covid cases confirmed in Waterford in the last fortnight.
It went on: “Bus Éireann is also experiencing a higher than usual level of Covid-related absences in Waterford, whether confirmed cases or through necessary self-isolation.”
”We are working hard to manage services to try to minimise impact on customers, but it is possible that some services may be affected or cancelled as a result of staff absences.”
Last February, Bus Éireann cancelled a number of routes in Waterford due to the spread of cases among its staff.
Over 20 staff were understood to have been self-isolating at the time.
The company said it is taking every possible precaution and has introduced antigen testing for employees on site, on a voluntary basis.
A spokesperson confirmed that the advisory issued on Thursday afternoon for Waterford is the only one released during the current wave, with no other cities and counties seeing a high number of Covid-related absences.
It advised customers to check before travel over the coming weekend at buseireann.ie and expresswa
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Oppressively Warm is environmentalist speak for lovely weather ahead this weekend.
They really are such a hap hap happy bunch of non-doomsday and rational thinking folk (not)
What a load of tosh.. A weather warning for night time temperatures of between 11 and 16 degrees for a few days.. Although the weather has been warm lately there has been a persistent cool eastern breeze and it’s making the evening very cool.. A weather warning for not even normal summer weather..
A big angry looking sun as the caption photo!
Effing pathetic. And to think of all the gullible eejits devouring this garbage. 11 to 16 degrees in the middle of June, omg!!
@HP M: at night.
Thank god. Tired of cold weather. The cold Spring was a drag. C’mon global warming do your job.
Come back Evelyn Cusack all is forgiven.
Humidity – which is the amount of water vapour in the air – and ground temperature are not interlinked. So, you can have a relatively low temperature like sixteen degrees but very high humidity levels at the same time. This is what makes for muggy conditions when people complain about it being very “close”. You don’t need a degree in meteorology to understand this.
Its called summer, has happened before.
Not falling for this “Met Éireann”. We all know you’re in the pocket of Big Weather. George Soros. Bill Gates etc…
Quick, kill some cows to bring it down
A night time temperature of 11 degrees… you’d need a light jacket at that temperature! Oppressively warm! What a joke
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