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COVID-19: Ireland's DG of Health Service Executive says 40,000 test kits being distributed

In Ireland, the Director General of Health Service Executive, Paul Reid said that 40,000 test kits are being distributed and an additional 20,000 more will be in place by Wednesday.<br />''<br />''A total of 50 test centers will be set up across the country and a navy ship, the Samuel Beckett, served yesterday as a test center in Dublin.<br />''<br />''Ireland, which normally spends 15 million euros ($16 million) a year on personal protective equipment, has already spent 60 million euros since January. There have been four deaths and 906 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ireland so far.<br />

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