Holohan: PCRs, masks and ventilation key to tackling Covid wave

Chief Medical Officer Dr Tony Holohan said government data suggests most people using antigen tests have symptoms when they should be used only by those without symptoms as one of many measures. File Picture: Collins Dublin

The chief medical officer has urged people with Covid-19 symptoms to avoid antigen tests and instead get a PCR test as Ireland faces another surge of infections.

In an open letter to the public, Dr Tony Holohan set out five steps everyone can take to help prevent further transmission including that over-70s should start wearing medical-grade face-masks.