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I asked the Chief Medical Officer three times how many people are still waiting for tests.
No answer.
No answer.
UPDATE: Dr Tony Holohan asked again by @ZaraKing about the backlog this evening, says he does not have a precise number.
"I don& #39;t have a precise number... I am not trying to be evasive... we& #39;ve had a challenge in terms of the speed of testing."
"I don& #39;t have a precise number... I am not trying to be evasive... we& #39;ve had a challenge in terms of the speed of testing."
TH: What we now have to do is try to build capacity as quickly as we can to grow that capacity with new labs, including some outside the country.
Asked by @ShaneBeattyNews about backlog, Dr Holohan says:
We don& #39;t believe there are people waiting to be tested at this moment in time.
There have been some ppl who have had to wait for test results.
We don& #39;t believe there are people waiting to be tested at this moment in time.
There have been some ppl who have had to wait for test results.
TH: Contract with German lab put in place to clear backlog. which will be complete in next number of days
Dr Colm Henry from HSE says he doesn& #39;t know how many people are awaiting test results.
Dr Colm Henry from HSE says he doesn& #39;t know how many people are awaiting test results.
