Covid-19 testing is pointless without changing living conditions in direct provision - MASI

Newbridge direct provision centre, on the Main Street of the town in Co Kildare, which suffered a Covid-19 outbreak in July. Picture: Colin Keegan, Collins Dublin

The Movement of Asylum Seekers in Ireland (MASI) says testing does not help much without changing the living conditions in direct provision.

It is reacting to the news that Covid-19 testing is being rolled out across all direct provision centres from today.