Health authorities 'considering' relaxation of Covid-19 testing threshold

Ireland’s health authorities are “actively considering” a relaxation of the Covid-19 testing threshold in order to get more people tested, the chief medical officer said this evening.
Health authorities 'considering' relaxation of Covid-19 testing threshold

Ireland’s health authorities are “actively considering” a relaxation of the Covid-19 testing threshold in order to get more people tested, the chief medical officer said this evening.

Dr Tony Holohan acknowledged that the fact that many testing centres are idle is “one of the big issues”, but said the situation is unlikely to change this week.

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