There are two main approaches to testing for Covid-19 and they search for different things. The PCR test takes a swab from the back of the nose and throat and looks for presence of the virus itself.

People Before Profit TD Brid Smith blamed the Government for its inaction, causing chaos over the Christmas period. Photo: by PAUL FAITH/AFP via Getty Images There is an urgent need for free Covid-19 ...

Doctors are reporting difficulties in accessing the national Health Link Referral System portal in order to book Covid tests for their patients. Dr Mike Thompson of the Imokilly Medical Centre in ...

HSE boss Paul Reid has described the extreme challenges in dealing with the volume of referrals for Covid-19 tests, as the system comes under pressure. Mr Reid said that while the capacity for PCR ...

HSE Chief Executive HSE Paul Reid has said work is under way to increase capacity for Covid-19 PCR tests. Online self-referral appointments were not available in a number of counties again today - as ...

The majority of people with symptoms who want a PCR Covid-19 test will have to pay around €90 for it privately as the HSE starts to axe most of its mass free testing services. It follows the Cabinet’s ...

A SCREENSHOT by a fringe Irish group claiming that PCR tests are “potentially up to 97% inaccurate” is years-old and, more importantly, false. An Irish group modeled after the Yellow Vest protesters ...

The Department of Health has today reported 23,281 cases of Covid-19 - a new daily record since the beginning of the pandemic in 2020. As of 8am today, 656 people are hospitalised with Covid-19, with ...