THE number of University of Limerick students referred for Covid-19 tests has risen by more than 10 times in just two weeks. Dr Ronan Ryder, the director of the.
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A ROUND OF on-campus mass Covid-19 testing is to take place over the coming days at the University of Limerick, to help manage a fresh outbreak of the virus among the student population.
The testing will be carried out by HSE Mid-West Community Healthcare and the National Ambulance Service in partnership with the Department of Public Health Mid West.
Dr Ronan Ryder, Director of the Student Health Centre at UL, said the service referred fewer than five patients for testing this day two weeks ago, but that this rose to 50 on Monday.
“I really feel that the vast majority of the student population have done exceptionally well to protect themselves since Christmas, however, when case numbers start to rise, it does take some time to bring them back under control,” Dr Ryder said.
Another round of on-campus Covid-19 testing is to take place at the University of Limerick this week. The move has been announced by Public Health Mid-West as part of efforts to contain a current outbreak among the student population in the Castletroy area. Health officials say they’ve seen evidence of multiple household clusters arising out […]
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