Hibergene has developed a ten minute test that checks for the illness and the results are available within in an hour.
It can be done where the patient is located and the results don't have to go to a lab.
Covid-19 - the official name given to the infection - has now made more than 44-thousand people ill and killed over a thousand.
Homeless Figures On The Increase Again
The number of homeless people in Ireland has jumped to 10,271 from a nine-month low of less than 10,000 in December. That number includes 3,574 children.
Officials Move To Trace Passengers On Flight From Italy To Dublin After Corona Case Confirmed
Health officials here are to contact everyone who was on a recent flight from Italy to Dublin, who may have been exposed to coronavirus.
Wicklow Ranks High In Disposable Income Figures
People living in Dublin have around 15 per cent more disposable income than the rest of the country.
Gardai Appeal For Information After Attempted Robbery Of Enniskerry Post Office
A young man attempted to rob the post office in Enniskerry earlier this week.
Application For Funding To Repair Arklow Coastal Walk Rejected
A Wicklow TD has expressed disappointment that an application for 115,000 euro in funding to reinstate the Coastal Walk at North Beach in Arklow has been turned down by the Department of Rural and Community Development.
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