Galway City Councillor Eddie Hoare has called for walk-in COVID-19 test centres to be reopened due to the number of people unable to book tests through the HSE website.
Many people have been unable to book PCR tests through the online portal since late last week, and the Fine Gael councillor says that the walk-in centres should be reopened for the ‘next number of weeks’.
Appointments are unavailable for many test centres across Ireland during the day, with a limited number of appointments at some centres only becoming available after midnight.
But Paul Reid, Chief Executive of the HSE, says that the “vast majority” of people who want a test are getting one – despite thousands complaining that they have been unable to book a test in recent days.
