HSE confirms it can detain coronavirus patients who refuse to comply with protocols

Doctors will be able to detain coronavirus patients who refuse to comply with infection prevention and control protocols, the HSE has confirmed.

Fri, 14 Feb, 2020 - 16:23

Evelyn Ring

Doctors will be able to detain coronavirus patients who refuse to comply with infection prevention and control protocols, the HSE has confirmed.

The Department of Health is seeking to have Covid-19, the coronavirus that originated in the Chinese city of Wuhan, added to the list of notifiable diseases.

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