Hiqa recommends weekly antigen tests to limit Covid spread in meat plants

A lab technician holds a Healgen Covid-19 Rapid Antigen Test. A recent study by Hiqa found that outbreaks in Irish meat plants were associated with around 3,000 cases of Covid-19.

The Health Information and Quality Authority (Hiqa) has today advised that rapid antigen testing can be used to limit Covid-19 cases in meat processing plants.

A recent study by Hiqa found that outbreaks in Irish meat plants were associated with around 3,000 cases of Covid-19.