Disease expert: Patients can test positive months after they have recovered from Covid-19

Prof Martin Cormican, HSE clinical lead on infection control, said patients can still test positive for Covid-19 months after they have recovered. File Picture: Collins

Repeat Covid-19 testing is no longer considered appropriate for people who have recovered from the illness, according to the HSE clinical lead on infection control, Professor Martin Cormican.

The microbiologist and disease expert said the thinking on retesting had changed because they were learning more about the virus.