Many more people in Europe are likely to contract novel coronavirus that causes serious lung disease, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control has warned. Based on the information currently available the centre believes the potential impact of a coronavirus outbreak is “high”. The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation wants to know more about the preparations being made by the HSE. What do doctors working in the emergency department think of the prospect of dealing with a patient with coronavirus? What is the Department of Health doing to contain the coronavirus should any case arrive in the country?

Source: Irish Examiner January 31, 2020 17:26 UTC