The Irish Examiner View: Not alarming - Irish cases of coronavirus

The confirmation that two Irish citizens have been tested positive for the coronavirus is cause for concern, but not alarm. All arms of the Irish health service appear to be well-prepared for any outbreak of the virus here and neither of these citizens is resident in Ireland.

According to Dr Cillian de Gascun, director of the National Virus Reference Laboratory, where samples are tested here, there is a minimal-to-negligible risk of acquiring coronavirus in Ireland, at the moment.