Northern Irish medical diagnostics company Randox is building a new Covid testing laboratory at its Co Donegal facility, with capacity for up to 30,000 tests a day. The company, which is playing a key role in the UK government’s Covid testing programme, said it expected to create up to 50 new roles as part of the move. The news comes as Randox confirmed it has now completed six million tests since the coronavirus pandemic began. Pandemic responseWith testing to commence in Donegal shortly, the company is looking at being able to carry out over 100,000 tests each day across the group. Separately, Boots has become the first pharmacy group to offer Covid testing services in its stores.

Source: The Irish Times December 04, 2020 05:26 UTC