Coronavirus: Department of Health says Ireland vs Italy Six Nations game should not go ahead

Minister for Health Simon Harris has said the Ireland v Italy Six Nations game scheduled for Dublin next month should not go ahead due to the coronavirus outbreak in northern Italy pic.twitter.com/ibpgpI9RlQTHE GOVERNMENT WILL be recommending that the Ireland – Italy Six Nations Game does not go ahead due to ongoing fears over the coronavirus, Health Minister Simon Harris has said.

He said that the department will be contacting the IRFU to convey this ahead of the game which was scheduled for 7 March. 90 cases have been tested in Ireland, but all have come back negative. No one in Ireland has yet tested positive for the coronavirus. Harris also said that the advice from health authorities would now be updated to include travel advisories for anyone who’s been to other areas with a large number of diagnoses of coronavirus, with parts of Italy and Japan joining China in its advice.It will mean that anyone who has been to any of these areas in the past 14 days and feels flu-like symptoms is urged to self-isolate and contact their GP.

It's not his department.

Pmacgiollabhain And Scotland have just played Italy , great !!!

Pity he didn't cancel Sunday's game 😆😆

Well done Simon for showing leadership. You were handed the poison chalice of Minister for Health, in my opinion you have done a very good job. I can't wait to see how sf are going to magically fix the health 'crisis' Ireland's healthcare is much better than most countries

I believe he is being sent to Wuhan for Patrick's day.

'Acting' health minister. And the healt department isn't 'his'! Casual relationship with popular suffrage?

I'm determined to piss off as many people as I can before I go into opposition. Wait till you see my plans for St. Patrick's Day.

Ok so seem to make a decision, hip hip horay 👏 Still everyone will still go to pubs to watch the game! 🙄

Idiot why is he still in his post

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