Research into rapid Covid testing and wearable PPE to benefit from €5.5m fund

Higher education minister Simon Harris launched the grants in Dublin today, saying that the virus "could be with us for some time. Picture: Gareth Chaney/Collins

An online citizens' forum, rapid saliva-testing for Covid-19 and more wearable, reusable PPE are among the coronavirus research projects being funded in a €5.5m "statement of intent".

Higher education Minister Simon Harris launched the grants in Dublin, saying that the virus "could be with us for some time", meaning that research around testing, detection, and prevention on surfaces were all necessary within the next 18 months.