Irish health officials to ramp up precautions against coronavirus
(WorldNews Health)

Public health officials are set to announce a major ramping up of precautions against coronavirus as the outbreak approaches a pandemic stage. New travel advice and fresh guidance on the holding of mass gatherings are expected to form part of the response from government departments to the heightened threat posed by the virus. With seven deaths reported in Italy, countries across Europe are scaling up their response to the threat posed by the disease. The new package of Irish measures, which has yet to be finalised, is expected to be announced on Tuesday following a meeting of the Department of Health´s national public health emergency team (NPHET)....