The Department of Foreign Affairs is advising against non-essential travel to China because of the coronavirus. Irish people who are already in China are being advised to download the Travelwise app to get any alerts about the virus. British Airways has suspended all direct flights to and from mainland China until Friday, as concerns grow over the outbreak which has killed 132 people. Ireland operates no flights into or out of China and the DAA says it takes their guidelines on the virus from the HSE and the Department of Health. Cillian De Gascun, director of the National Virus Reference Laboratory at UCD, says Ireland remains low risk.

Source: Irish Examiner January 29, 2020 12:00 UTC