Testing vital as one person could infect 400 others, says RCPI President

The President of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland, Professor Mary Horgan has said that there is a lot of hospital and community preparation underway in anticipation of an increase in testing for Covid-19.

Testing vital as one person could infect 400 others, says RCPI President

The President of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland, Professor Mary Horgan has said that there is a lot of hospital and community preparation underway in anticipation of an increase in testing for Covid-19.

One infected person, she warned, could infect more than 400 others within 30 days, so testing is very important.

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