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Antigen testing is a wonderful tool but is not an alternative to mandatory hotel quarantine, according to Professor Aoife McLysaght.
The Trinity Professor of Genetics says we could have avoided the current lockdown if hotel quarantine was in place last summer.
Yesterday saw
26 more countries added to the list of high-risk countries, meaning all people arriving here from those countries from next week must book a stay in a designated hotel.
However, European states such as France and Germany weren t added despite a recommendation from health officials.
Meanwhile, a report from an expert group published yesterday said rapid COVID-19 antigen testing programmes should be introduced to complement the existing testing regime.