HSE says it is expanding Covid testing and contact tracing

The HSE said it is going to expand its Covid testing and tracing to meet new demand.

There is an urgent need to improve the turnaround time of Covid-19 contacting testing and tracing, Dr Nuala O'Connor, the Irish College of General Practitioners' Covid-19 lead, has said.

Dr O'Connor, a GP in Douglas in Cork city, said GPs have seen a delay in end-to-end turnaround times for tests, which is a particular concern as cases rise.