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Serial Covid-19 testing of meat plant staff suspended

A pop-up Covid-19 test centre in Dublin. Picture: Colin Keegan, Collins Dublin

Wed, 09 Sep, 2020 - 22:24

Steve Neville

Serial Covid-19 testing of staff in meat factories and food processing facilities has been suspended.

The HSE said this is because there has been a rise in testing demand, which almost trebled on Monday.

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