100,000 Covid tests per week should be routine, says DCU professor

Testing in high-risk workplaces was suspended this week after over 20,000 people were referred by their GPs on Monday and Tuesday.

A public health expert says the health service should be doing 100,000 Covid-19 tests a week as a matter of routine not as its absolute maximum.

Testing in high-risk workplaces was suspended this week after over 20,000 people were referred by their GPs on Monday and Tuesday.