Covid testing and tracing to continue 'well into next year'

In some areas testing was busier and additional supports has been put in place to cope with the demand in the short term as more symptomatic people were being tested which had resulted in more positive cases of Covid-19.

The HSE’s National Lead for Testing and Tracing has said that the service will continue “well into next year” with thousands of staff remaining involved.

In the long term, testing and tracing would be embedded into the health system as it would be needed “for some time to come” Niamh O’Beirne said.