
2,399 new cases were reported yesterday.
Roughly two million rapid antigen tests are ready to be rolled out to close contacts, after Government announced the new measure yesterday.
It comes as 2,399 cases were reported yesterday, the highest daily total since late January during a strict lockdown.
The tests will be sent out to close contacts in in the post.
DCU Professor of Health Systems, Anthony Staines, says antigen tests aren't a single solution to bringing covid under control
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