As demand for tests spiked, the only PCR test centre in southwest Dublin closed shop In recent months the green tent on Inchicore's Emmet Road had become a fixture on evening walks around the block, ...

There are two main approaches to testing for Covid-19 and they search for different things. The PCR test takes a swab from the back of the nose and throat and looks for presence of the virus itself.

Chief epidemiologist Dr. Sudath Samaraweera yesterday stressed the importance of carrying out 15,00020,000 PCR tests per day and expediting the isolation of infected persons from the community to ...

Irish Covid-19 testing and healthcare company RocDoc has today agreed a strategic partnership with laboratory testing company, Eurofins Biomnis, which will see the turnaround for its PCR test results ...

The Madrid capital region is pressing the Spanish government to allow pharmacies to carry out mass antigen testing for COVID-19, tapping into a broad debate on the efficiency of the rapid tests.

The Department of Health has today reported 23,281 cases of Covid-19 - a new daily record since the beginning of the pandemic in 2020. As of 8am today, 656 people are hospitalised with Covid-19, with ...