The Health Service Executive has warned that contact tracers are receiving a 'hostile' reception from some people deemed close contacts of a positive case of Covid-19.
The Health Service Executive has warned that contact tracers are receiving a "hostile" reception from some people deemed close contacts of a positive case of Covid-19.
Close contacts are advised to isolate for 14 days and to undertake two separate tests for Covid-19. The time it takes to trace such contacts has almost doubled since schools returned. Grainne Myers told Prime Time that although she tested positive for Covid-19 on Saturday she was only asked to supply her close contacts on Wednesday. In the meantime Grainne advised people she believed would be close contacts that they should restrict their movements.
"[Contact tracing] is obviously not as resourced as it needs to be which is worrying because until we have a vaccine testing and tracing is all we have. I thought it was better than this," Jen said.
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