The Minister for Further and Higher Education has said he is "determined" to roll out a number of rapid testing pilot sites across college campuses, university campuses, and student accommodation.
Simon Harris said it was a priority for Government to "make sure that students next year have a much better on-site experience" in September and October. "I really think rapid testing, alongside the vaccination programme, could be a major help in this regard," he said.
He said there would be an update in the coming days. Yesterday an expert group recommended the roll-out of rapid antigen testing to Government to compliment other public health measures and to boost efforts to identify asymptomatic cases.