The head of the HSE says nearly 1 in 10 people in the Republic have now been tested for Covid 19.
Almost 405 thousand tests have been carried out so far - more than 28 thousand of them have been positive.
Meanwhile, the HSE is finalising plans to release a new app aimed at helping with contact tracing.
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New research from the University of Limerick shows 82 per cent of people would be willing to download it.
Dr. Jim Buckley from UL says people have some concerns:
