The patient, a male in the eastern part of the country, is currently receiving appropriate medical care, according to the Health Protection Surveillance Centre.
Dr John Cuddihy, Director of the Health Protection Surveillance Centre, said: "The HSE is now working rapidly to identify any contacts the patient may have had, to provide them with information and advice to prevent further spread."This is not unexpected. We have been preparing for this since January," said Minister for Health Simon Harris.
The Taoiseach and Minister Harris joined Ireland's Deputy Chief Medical Officer to speak to Northern Ireland's First Minister Arlene Foster, Deputy First Minister Michelle O'Neill, Health Minister Robin Swann, and the Northern Ireland Chief Medical Officer. Professor Sam McConkey, Associate Professor of International Health/Tropical Medicine at RCSI, said he believes a higher level of planning, including the re-allocation of staff and funds to negotiate what is happening with coronavirus, is required.
Where in the east ...
They say east of Ireland because they want to postpone the lockdown until as late as possible. If Dublin goes into lockdown, like we've seen here in Italy, capital interests will be hit. That's why they won't say it. Economic interests.
I’ll take that to mean Dublin.
Knew it would have to take weeks or months to trace all contacts if the person was on a plane, was it all baloney claiming after 3 days all contacts of NI had been traced?
A plane was contaminated then the airport , the young man if take the bus to go home in Dublin 24 so is not only one people contaminated. This airport needed to be close since then new about the Cor19. HSE and minister of health put people of Ireland in danger for economy.
2nd case in Ireland.
Laugh it up Irish people but the real joke is the incompetence of the health services and authorities...wonder how long the craic will last when people start dying. Island with few airports should have been easy to monitor instead we got hi-viz & flyers. HSELive
Is it Leo Varadkar?
CoronavirusIre1 Can't even get an answer it's that's small ...
The confirmation of just how much thick exists in Ireland confirmed with replies to this news piece
Run run as fast as you can, you can't catch me I'm the coronavirus man 🏃♂️😷... Let the games begin....
Hi, could you talk more about where the first patient had been these days? I saw a man was coughing and sneezing heavily on Dublin Bus Route 9 (around 5:30pm, 28 Feb. From DCU to City Centre). It would be easier to protect ourselves if we could know where the patient had been
Which county is it tho
CoronavirusIre1 You should be sacked, why you let those filthy Chinese or Italians into ireland?
Stop the flights from Northern Italy ✅
CoronavirusIre1 He is mentioning they will do what all other EU countries are doing, he neglects to mention it is failing miserably
How about screening at airports? Beyond this govt capability? How sad considering how long you have had to prepare. Quick test, if potential sign, further tests, if no sign cleared to go.. clearly leadership is incompetent in tune with decisions of last 10yrs, time to go
Why wasn't there a travel ban from northern Italy. Pure crazy that there are no screenings at airports
None of these countries are helping like putting out signs ain’t gonna help when flights are still going like will they lock the country down like it’s not fair on others at all LOCK ALL TRAVELING DOWNNNNN it’ll stop it quicker why can’t no one see this like
Leo must wait for Merkel to tell him when to piss.
The deliberate vagueness of the location is appalling
Why don't people start wearing facemasks? More to inhibit anyone infected from spreading it while they are asymptomatic.
The whole China shut down to fight the virus even in the cities without even one case. They are not stupid and the virus must be very serious. Please do pay attention!!!
I’m disabled, my mother is my carer. Neither of us can self isolate!
What steps & measures are the Dept of Health going to take for people with underlying health conditions that haven't a hope of fighting this coronavirus? I've never once heard any of them refer or give advice of what to do? Can't just self isolate yourself & hope for the best!
Why are flights allowed in from affected areas -ie north Italy?
Obvious thing to do is limit flights in and screen at the airport. But that might affect the economy which is obviously more important than people's lives
why are you trying to contain it if the door is left wide open for more people to come it from infected areas it madness stop the flights and quarantine people arriving from infected areas
I taught Varadkar looked a bit green the other day. At least no one else in fg will get it cus they haven't been seen near him since the election 😂
It is surprising that the first case happens just now. The politicians are busy in forming a government and are ignoring ChinaCoronaVirus has been knocking our door for long. ChinaPneumonia coronavirus Coronavirusireland
Mandatory quarantine from Italy please it's time to stop showboating for the cameras and actively do something. HSELive SimonHarrisTD LeoVaradkar
East where? Gobshits
Why not tell us what county exactly... I am in the Eastern part of the country and my family. My mam has two auto immune disorders so for people like her ,I think you should be telling us where exactly so we can protect the vulnerable Coronavid19
With one confirmed coronavirus case in the East of Ireland, and one case in the North of Ireland, the nation is no longer free of Coronavid19. We need to see an all island approach to protect people all over the country.
Sure who cares what town it is. If it was your own town why would that change anything. You just go on as normal.
And what did our CMO say
It's definitely in drawda isn't it.
Very vague. East of the country covers a lot of area.
Finally Ireland’s great plan can be rolled out. “Is there anything to be said”
Feck it anyway! I thought for sure them leaflets the HSE were handing out at the airport would've stopped the virus in it's tracks. Back to the drawing board so...🤦♂️
East of the country? Why they don't announce the name of the city. People can be little vigilant. What's wrong with the govt still trying to protect identity and being ignorant.
Hmmm I wonder which eastern county it could possibly be... absolute joke this government is! Bet they have their own families and friends well briefed though
So 5 sliced pan, a batch, toastie, McCloskey brown bread,
measures needed to limit the spread of the virus. first stop the flight coming in from infected areas of the world. Stop travel worldwide for 3 months etc.
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East of Ireland Jesus Christ can you say the county he’s from or in or something Christ it’s a fucking virus you don’t need to be sly and not say shit (I’m already in a bad mood atm but come on some info please)
Monaghan...
i cannot understand why they havent told what flight that they were on both cases could be same flight
East of Ireland 🤔 how did they get it🤣🤣🤣😂🤜🤛💚
BNODesk First confirmed case in the Republic of Ireland