The worst morning I've seen. No availability of PCR testing across the country east and much of southeast for 48 hours
You will recall @paulreiddublin claiming people get a test *within* 24. Another debacle o your watch Paul. isn't it time to reconsider...?
This lack of availability points to ongoing under capacity and it is growing. The implication of this in turn is that the state is no longer able to measure the prevalence of covid in the community.
Any number they report lags reality by some significant margin.
Crisis.
At this time there would normally be perhaps 5k more slots available, which would book up over the next 3 hours or so.
5k more people will turn up between now and then and be unable to book.
Paul Reid will imagine they got a test within 24 hours when they turn up again tonight at midnight to book a test.
Because he’s that ignorant of the reality.
Or because he thought that as the information gatekeeper he could keep you that ignorant of reality.
Well now you know.
I’d contact your local TD if I was you. Repeatedly until this is fixed.
Current state of play with HSE PCR test availability.
Not as the news is presently covering, a "not on the day" problem, but for most of the country now a 2 day to test problem. That pink slice from Galway to Limerick will most likely go red shortly. The orange region in ~1hr.
This is the worst day I've seen. Likely to just be Mayo and Donegal left with availability tomorrow by teatime.
"while the system is coping, it obviously cannot meet the demand that is being required on a same day basis."
This quote hides the scale of the problem. By 10:30 across most of the country bar connaught,the wait for a booking is ~46 hours.
In short, the system is not, as @paulreiddublin claimed, meeting even the lighter demand of 80% of people obtaining a booking within 24 hours or seeking one.
Up till today, the pattern for the daily collapse of HSE PCR test availability for two days was simple. But midday everything east of the Shannon was gone but connaught held on to availability.