Advertisement

How Can Ireland’s Covid-19 Testing Backlog Be Tackled?

Over 90,000 people have now been tested for the Covid-19 since the outbreak began in Ireland. How...

Share this article

08.45 15 Apr 2020


How Can Ireland’s Covid-19 Testing Backlog Be Tackled?


Listen to this episode


Share this article

08.45 15 Apr 2020


Over 90,000 people have now been tested for the Covid-19 since the outbreak began in Ireland. How can we ramp up testing?  To discuss this we were joined on the show by Cillian De Gascun Chair of the Coronavirus Expert Advisory Group at the Department of Health's National Public Health Emergency Team. 

Listen and subscribe to Newstalk Breakfast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.

   

Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.

  

You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.


Read more about

#coronavirus #coronaviruspandemic #coronavirusireland #covid19 #newstalkbreakfast Backlog Newstalk Testing

Related Episodes

From the archive: How to avoid...

00:11:11

From the archive: How to avoid a hangover

The Pat Kenny Show

00:11:11


The latest on the Met Éireann...

00:05:19

The latest on the Met Éireann weather warnings

The Claire Byrne Show

00:05:19


Electricity suppliers  require...

00:13:31

Electricity suppliers required to offer households a new type of tariff by June

The Claire Byrne Show

00:13:31


Debate: Is there really a cost...

00:08:20

Debate: Is there really a cost of living crisis?

Newstalk Breakfast

00:08:20