Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 23 September 2020

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response

Covid-19: Strategic Options for Government Plan to Eliminate Community Transmission

Dr. Tomás Ryan:

We discussed that a little earlier. With current technology it would mean testing people on arrival at the airport, then travellers would have to wait in a lounge for six hours or more and then isolate for a few days and be tested again, and ideally tested a few days before travel. Ideally then it is a three-shot test with the aim of reducing quarantine to three to four days after arriving. New technology will quicken the process. That includes antigen testing and LAMP testing. That needs serious focus.