Halting of Covid tests in meat factories 'incredibly reckless', says Pearse Doherty

Leo Varadkar said the HSE had commenced a programme of serial testing in meat plants and food production plants on August 21.

Serial testing in meat factories which has been halted since Tuesday will resume next week according to the Tánaiste.

There has been widespread concern that testing in these premises was paused after testing capacity became strained due to a rise in cases in the community.