A passenger who arrived into Dublin on a flight from Moscow this weekend is being kept in isolation and tested for coronavirus, it is understood. The flight landed shortly after 9pm on Saturday, and the passenger was removed by ambulance. Leaflets were distributed to passengers on the flight by the Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HSPC) advising them that they had “been on a flight with a possible case of novel coronavirus”. It said it wouldn’t comment or confirm suspected cases or whether response plans to suspected cases had been activated. “The aim of these plans in Ireland at this point in the response to novel Coronavirus is one of containment.

Source: The Irish Times February 02, 2020 13:08 UTC