Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Health what plans he has to extend COVID-19 testing to all domiciliary care and other frontline community healthcare workers. [Priority Written]
Minister of Health: Domiciliary care staff and other frontline community healthcare staff with symptoms of COVID-19 can avail of testing. There are currently no plans to extend testing for these staff however my Department will continue to keep this matter under constant review.
Further details on how to access COVID-19 testing can be found at; https://www.publichealth.hscni.net/covid-19-coronavirus/testing-covid-19
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