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School in east to close for 14 days after first confirmed case of coronavirus

By Kilkenny Now 1st March 2020 0

A secondary school in the East of the county will close for 14 days following the first confirmed case of coronavirus in the country, it was confirmed this evening. The Department of Health said that staff and pupils at the school are being treated as close contacts of the first case that was detected here […]

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Coronavirus confirmed in Republic as male patient in east of country receives ‘appropriate medical care’

By Kilkenny Now 29th February 2020 0

A man who is located in the eastern part of Ireland is being treated for coronavirus, the Department of Health has said. It is the first case of Covid-19 confirmed in the Republic of Ireland and the patient is currently receiving “appropriate medical care”. It is not believed that the man contracted the virus from […]

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First case of coronavirus is confirmed in Ireland

By Kilkenny Now 27th February 2020 0

The first case of coronavirus has been confirmed in Ireland. The patient is currently being treated in isolation at the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast after they arrived in the country through Dublin Airport. It is understood the patient is an adult. The news was confirmed during a briefing by Northern Ireland’s Public Health Agency this […]

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Students in three South East schools identified as ‘high risk’ for Coronavirus after returning from Italy – report

By Kilkenny Now 25th February 2020 0

Students from three schools in Waterford have been identified as “high risk” cases for the coronavirus after recently returning from trips to Italy, it is being reported. The Irish Examiner is reporting the student groups, from three different Waterford schools, have returned from Italian trips in recent days, having spent time in the Trentino, Andalo […]

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‘There are no confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Ireland’ – HSE responds to suspected Coronavirus case in South East

By Kilkenny Now 18th February 2020 0

The Department of Health and Health Service Executive (HSE) has said there is no confirmed case of Coronavirus (novel CoVid-19) at University Hospital Waterford. It follows reports this morning that a person presented to UHW with possible symptoms of the virus which is sweeping China at the moment. KilkennyNow.ie contacted the office at the Department […]

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Office workers in Dublin told to stay at home over Coronavirus fears

By Kilkenny Now 10th February 2020 0

A global recruiting firm with offices in the heart of Ireland’s Silicon Docks has told employees to stay away from their offices and work from home until next week following the revelation a member of staff may have been exposed to Coronavirus. Indeed.com this morning announced one of its workers in Singapore “may have been […]

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Chinese student who traveled from centre of coronavirus outbreak given all clear

By Kilkenny Now 28th January 2020 0

The Chinese student based in Waterford who was placed into self-isolation after travelling to Ireland from Wuhan, China on Sunday has been given the all-clear for coronavirus by health services. The man, who is a student at Waterford Institute of Technology, was placed in self- isolation as a precautionary measure for the past number of […]

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Student in coronavirus isolation after travelling from Wuhan in China

By Kilkenny Now 27th January 2020 0

A student who travelled from Wuhan in China to the South East has put themselves into isolation. The Chinese national who attends Waterford Institute of Technology is not sick and is not displaying any symptoms of coronavirus but as a precaution is staying in isolation in his home in Waterford City. “A student arrived in […]