HSE's chief operations officer unaware of advice to take public transport for Covid-19 test

The Irish Examiner revealed a woman displaying symptoms of Covid-19 claimed she was advised by a HSE representative to take a bus to her testing centre as she did not have private transport. Picture: Jane Barlow/PA Wire

The Health Service Executive’s  (HSE) chief operations officer, Anne O’Connor has said that the health service is building capacity across the system for Covid-19 and non-Covid-19 pathways. 

The aim is for patients to be treated at home, in the community and in hospitals, she said.