Cork's Pairc Ui Chaoimh to be state's largest Covid-19 test centre

The HSE has started using the Pairc Ui Chaoimh stadium in Cork as a Covid-19 testing centre with up to 1,000 people to be processed each day.

Cork's Pairc Ui Chaoimh to be state's largest Covid-19 test centre
Sun, 22 Mar, 2020 - 15:00
Sean O’Riordan

The HSE has started using the Pairc Ui Chaoimh stadium in Cork as a Covid-19 testing centre with up to 1,000 people to be processed each day.

Hundreds of people queued in cars outside the Cork stadium from this morning.

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