The head of the HSE says a new long-term model’s needed for testing and contact tracing due to the lasting nature of Covid-19.
Today it was confirmed 100,000 coronavirus tests will be carried out weekly by the third week in May.
A further 200 million euro worth of personal protective equipment is also being ordered for frontline healthcare workers.
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HSE CEO, Paul Reid says a new strategy’s now needed to manage the illness alongside existing health systems for years to come.
There are now 19,262 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ireland, 209 of those in Clare.
