Professor welcomes test, to be available soon, that shows if people are post-virus and clear to work

The new test, which will be available soon, is performed using a drop of blood, can be processed very quickly and can clear people to go back to work.

Kingston Mills, Professor of Experimental Immunology at Trinity College Dublin has said that while it was distressing to hear of the number of new cases and deaths from Covid-19, the rate of increase had slowed.

The measures put in place by the government are having an impact, he told Newstalk Breakfast.