Coronavirus: Coveney warns against travel to Europe

Ireland ‘not in lockdown’ as 20 new coronavirus cases confirmed

Coronavirus: Coveney warns against travel to Europe
Sat, 14 Mar, 2020 - 07:00
Liz Dunphy

- with reporting from Sean O’Riordan, and Evelyn Ring

Ireland is “not in lockdown” Chief Medical Officer Tony Holohan said just hours before Tánaiste Simon Coveney warned against travel to the EU in an unprecedented move.

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