Team set up to trace contacts of Cork Covid-19 victim

The HSE has set up a dedicated team to trace everyone who came into contact with the coronavirus patient in Cork University Hospital (CUH) amid the first signs of panic buying in the city.

Long queues were reported in Tesco Wilton and Dunnes Stores in Bishopstown Court, near CUH, with demand for dry food and canned goods running at over twice the normal rate.