Residents of a direct provision centre in south Kerry where a number of covid-19 cases have been confirmed have asked to be transferred out.

The Movement of Asylum Seekers in Ireland says it's been impossible for residents there to adhere to social distancing.

The HSE says residents and staff at all residential care centres are being tested, and space can be provided for those who need to self-isolate.

MASI spokesman Bulelani Mfaco (pron: um-FAH-co) says people at the centre there are living in fear.