A Donegal GP has said that close contacts who receive a negative Covid-19 test are not getting the message that they need to restrict their movements for 14 days.
Speaking on RTÉ's Brendan O'Connor, Dr Martin Coyne, who is based in Lifford, said that people are interpreting a negative test as them being "fine", when "it doesn't mean that".
He said they have seen cases where one patient has tested negative the first time around, before being tested a second time and coming back positive, adding that people should get a test done, and then a second test seven days later.
Dr Coyne said: "You really don't want to come in touch with this virus at all, because if you're a contact and you've tested negative, you still have to restrict your