An agreement between the Health Service Executive and the Irish Medical Organisation to provide for free GP assessments and tests for Covid-19 has been extended for another week.
The deal, which also includes access on weekends through the out-of-hours services, will continue until at least next Friday, 21 August.
The HSE has said under the agreement, originally reached in March, a person who develops symptoms of the virus can get a GP assessment over the phone and a test for the virus free of charge.
It was extended in June to enable patients to access a referral, without charge, on Saturdays and Sundays through out-of-hours services.