Coronavirus: Páirc Uí Chaoimh test centre closed due to lack of test kits

It is expected to reopen tomorrow.
Coronavirus: Páirc Uí Chaoimh test centre closed due to lack of test kits
The Covid-19 test center at Páirc Uí Chaoimh in Cork. Picture: Dan Linehan
Sun, 29 Mar, 2020 - 15:56
Kevin O’Neill

The coronavirus test centre at Cork's Páirc Uí Chaoimh is closed today due to a lack of test kits.

The facility opened last week and is currently the biggest in the country, capable of handling 1,000 tests per day for people referred by their GP.

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