Expert: Increased testing needed before restrictions can be eased

An immunology expert has said that increased testing is needed before restrictions can be eased as he believes that at present only one in 10 cases is being identified.
Expert: Increased testing needed before restrictions can be eased

An immunology expert has said that increased testing is needed before restrictions can be eased as he believes that at present only one in 10 cases is being identified.

Paul Moynagh, professor of Immunology at Maynooth University told RTÉ radio’s Morning Ireland that if restrictions were lifted without increasing the level of testing then it was inevitable that cases of the virus would continue to increase.

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