New kits from China will help Ireland significantly increase Covid-19 testing

Dr Paul O’Brien, a regulatory expert on China, has said that Ireland now has the capacity to perform extra Covid-19 tests thanks to equipment sourced in China.

Ireland now has the capacity to perform up to 100,000 Covid-19 tests per week due to new equipment sourced in China.

New testing kits and reagent sourced from China should allow Ireland to significantly ramp up its testing capacity but it could take a fortnight to coordinate the efforts across the country.