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Around 11,000 people await test results, says HSE chief

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[ad_1] The state’s accumulation of tests for coronavirus has dropped from a high point of about 35,000 people expecting results to about 11,000, said executive director of the Health Services Executive (HSE), Paul Reid. He said 25 laboratories were now being used to examine the Covid-19 tests, including 20 in hospitals, the national laboratory at … Read more

HSE officer questions Micheál Martin’s claim that 51,000 face tests await

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[ad_1] A senior HSE official questioned a claim by Fianna Fáil leader that 51,000 people are awaiting swab tests to detect coronavirus. Micheál Martin described the figure after he and other opposition leaders received an official briefing on the Covid-19 crisis. He said 53,000 tests had been completed to date in Ireland, but 51,000 people … Read more