The HSE's official guidance to GPs on caring for a patient suspected of having the deadly virus is to wear a protective gown and goggles. The World Health Organisation (WHO) declared the spread of the virus an international public health emergency. Two Chinese tourists became the first patients in Britain to test positive for coronavirus during a holiday to York. They include Kildare teacher Ben Kavanagh, who posted a selfie on Instagram showing him on an almost empty aircraft, with a caption jokingly saying: "Group selfie of me and my friends." A number of Irish people who have families and partners remain in lockdown in China.

Source: Irish Independent February 01, 2020 02:37 UTC