One million phone calls to close contacts have been made over the past year. Stock imageOne year on from the beginning of the pandemic and this St Patrick’s Day marks one million phone calls having been made by contract tracers to close contacts of Covid-19. Almost four million Covid-19 tests have also been completed in the state, according to HSE CEO Paul Reid. Read MoreTaking to Twitter today, Mr Reid wrote: “Today our contact tracers will make their 1 millionth call to advise close contacts. @HSELive #COVID19 — Paul Reid (@paulreiddublin) March 17, 2021The HSE contact tracing system works by asking those who have tested positive for their close contacts.

Source: Irish Independent March 17, 2021 16:41 UTC