Bogus callers targeting Tipperary homes pretending to offer COVID-19 tests

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Gardaí are warning people to beware of bogus calls purporting to offer a Covid-19 test.

Gardaí in Clonmel have been notified of several cases where elderly people in the Faugheen area received calls from somebody pretending to be a local councillor.

The person goes on to say that they will be calling in the next few days to administer a Covid-19 test.

These are being treated as bogus calls and those who receive them are being asked to contact the HSE if they want verification or to contact Clonmel Gardaí.