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The Health System's Extra Covid-19 Testing Capacity Should Be Used To Screen People Arriving From Overseas

Rebecca Noonan
Rebecca Noonan

12:55 14 Jun 2020


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That's according to an infectious diseases expert

The HSE's currently testing around 5,000 swabs a day, but says it has the capacity to do 15,000.

Professor Sam McConkey from the Royal College of Surgeons says testing on arrival could mean less time spent in self-isolation:

The Health System's Extra Covid-19 Testing Capacity Should Be Used To Screen People Arriving From Overseas

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