Dr. Cillian De Gascun:

The plan for the second half of March and the start of April was to build up capacity for large-scale testing. We had a significant number of samples that could not be tested in real time. They were exported for testing and we were very grateful for that.

As the Deputy stated, demand for testing has dropped significantly and there is capacity on the island to do that. I am not familiar with the technicalities of the arrangement with all of our commercial partners, but we certainly want to reduce the turnaround times insofar as we can. Ultimately, however, what we need people to do is to get themselves tested quickly if they develop symptoms and then self-isolate. Self-isolation is the control measure that is really important. Testing is just one element of the whole suite of public health measures. We want people, therefore, to identify themselves quickly if they have symptoms and then self-isolate and not transmit the virus onwards.