Why Is Our Contact Tracing System In Such Bad Shape?
21 October 2020 - 14 minsThe HSE is asking thousands of people who tested positive for COVID-19 to carry out their own contact tracing due to pressure on the system.
Taoiseach Micheál Martin was only made aware of the situation last night when he received a link to an Irish Times article by text.
But why is the system in such bad shape?
Catherine Murphy, co-leader of the Social Democrats, and Kingston Mills, Professor of Experimental Immunology at Trinity College Dublin, joined us to discuss.
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