Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 16 September 2020
Special Committee on Covid-19 Response
Covid-19: Final Report of Nursing Homes Expert Panel
Professor Cillian Twomey:
By definition, if one has rapid testing and rapid results, one is able to get on top of the case more speedily. If it takes three days to have a test and another three days to get the results, that is six days lost. Then one is having to isolate staff while waiting the six-day period. That was one of the things-----