Chief medical officer Dr Tony Holohan is in hospital for tests unrelated to the coronavirus. He is expected to be released tomorrow and his place will be taken by his deputy Dr Ronan Glynn in the meantime. He is in St James ‘s Hospital in Dublin and expects to be released tomorrow. She said that the advice for people awaiting test results remains unchanged with patients advised to self-isolate for 14 days. Acknowledging the delay in testing the HSE are beginning direct contact tracing of high risk groups in advance of test results,” Ms Canavan said.

Source: Irish Independent April 01, 2020 11:26 UTC