Don't rely on home testing kits for Covid, Tony Holohan urges 

Dr Tony Holohan: 'If these [antigen] tests are not used properly, they have little role to play.' Picture: Brian Lawless

People should not rely on antigen testing as an accurate measure of Covid-19 infection,   chief medical officer Dr Tony Holohan has said.

Interest in antigen tests has increased since the Government's Covid-19 rapid testing group recommended wider use of the tests in certain settings. Lidl supermarkets are now selling these tests and many industries have started using them as a way to bring workers back on site.