Rise in cases due to backlog, says Dr Holohan as he talks of HSE tensions

The country's Chief Medical Officer says he did not publicly announce a target of 100,000 Covid-19 tests a week to put pressure on the HSE.

Letters published today from HSE CEO Paul Reid to Jim Breslin, the Secretary General of the Department of Health, dated April 19, states Mr Reid was "extremely disappointed" in the Chief Medical Officer, Dr Tony Holohan after he told a press briefing of the figure.