Ireland faces a "rollercoaster ride" up and down Covid-19 restriction levels for the foreseeable future, a UCC Scientist has warned. Ireland's Covid-19 positivity rate has risen steadily from 1.2% in early September to 4.2% this week. The current Covid-19 testing and tracing system is “not fast enough” and newer tests and technologies need to be considered, Professor Cotter said. That’s the scale of the problem but if you can test fast you can stop that,” Professor Cotter said. “In Italy, they are using rapid antigen testing in schools and airports but we’re not doing anything like that in Ireland,” Professor Cotter said.

Source: Irish Examiner October 08, 2020 12:29 UTC