No confirmed cases of the coronavirus exist at present in IrelandAccording to the Health Service Executive, Ireland has a "moderate" risk of a coronavirus outbreak. The news comes following the warning Beaumont Hospital specialist Sam McConkey gave earlier on an outbreak in Ireland. Meanwhile, a number of Irish citizens have requested to leave Wuhan in China where the coronavirus originated. Tanaiste Simon Coveney said: "there is a small number of Irish citizens who are in the province that's affected in China. AdvertisementThe Department of Foreign Affairs are urging Irish citizens to avoid all non-essential travel to China in light of the outbreak.

Source: The Irish Daily Star January 30, 2020 18:33 UTC