The patient is reported to be in Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast
This evening.
BBC Northern Ireland reports:
A case of coronavirus has been diagnosed in Northern Ireland, the Public Health Agency has said.
Chief Medical Officer Dr Michael McBride said the adult had travelled from northern Italy via Dublin.
He said the patient had contacted a GP and had taken steps to self-isolate.
He said the case had showed a presumptive positive result and in line with established protocols, it had been sent to laboratories in England for verification.
Coronavirus: First case diagnosed in Northern Ireland (BBC News Northern Ireland)
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Catholic or Protestant?
Non binary vegan intersectionalist.
They have been clear: it was only a matter of when, not if!
I was amused watching the RTE news this evening, and they had a doctor on. While he was fine, he was older, spoke well and with reassuring tones. I mean him no disrespect, but it just struck an ‘all is fine’ vibe which in films is used when everything is about to go to pot :)
Because the chances of anything coming from Mars are a million to one, they said!
so our patient #zero (if indeed they are the actual first) arrived into Dublin Airport from Italy enroute to Belfast earlier this week
that’s 1x planeload of people who have been exposed are potential carriers and have passed thru Dublin airport where it’s now in the building on who knows what surfaces
apart from the rugby this is a big couple of weeks for the rich schoolkids who pass thru the airport arriving back from the skiing trips
I wonder did #zero drive up from there, collected by someone special, get the Aircoach perhaps….?
Authorities silent, not a peep. Are they tracing and testing all #zero’s contacts? the passport control agent etc. etc. hope they are all ok
surely this yoke is well spread across the country already by now tho
From another news source: “Authorities said they are working rapidly to identify any contacts the patients had, with the aim of preventing further spread.”
Actually, the authorities have been very open about this, and have been clear they are trying to trace all contacts.
But hey! Why not be alarmist about this?
ah Slightly I’m not trying to be, just hadn’t seen this reported in any of the normal places. I know it’s inevitable sure I know 2 different people who’ve been thru the airport this week alone. Just wish everyone well thats all
Well, if there’s no information forthcoming as to how he travelled to the north, if it was public transport, how would people know whether to come forward – i.e. how would they be traced and identified? Does this person know everyone he came in contact with personallly?
The flight, with its recycled air for 2 hours, may have had 200+ passengers. You can be certain that there are carriers and infected people as a result.
But sure – Alan Farrell on The Late Debate now knows it all – but the callers in aren’t convinced.
Apparently she used the train to travel north.
So she would have had to take a bus or taxi to the railway station. Ticket sales would be in cash or online. The chances to find the online buyers would be good – provided GDPR allows it – but not the cash ones. But we are into all sorts of permutations now. Hopefully she will be OK.
That is what I heard- hopefully it was first class although the air con is the same.
@SOQ ‘hopefully it was first class’
How very Titanic.
Saw on the Twitter there
not even the Corona Virus will use Belfast City Airport
Now that gave me a good laugh! Thanks, V :)
Good one!
I know, delighted to share it
Tis this lad Strabanistan @dingo_1916
Give him a folly – even just for the conversations that string under his own tweets
LOLs all day long
That old Frilly follower has definitely changed my former twitter experience around in fairness
Why not ? It’s the Best airport!
Ahhh
Look
Cian made a little joke
That’s great isn’t it
cian is regularly amusing, in fairness
https://youtu.be/RzybAS7zltE
Quick! Somebody blame a Blueshirt….!
It’s already in the Republic of Ireland. Plenty of missing students in UCD classes today – “self-isolating” no doubt.
Self abusing
Unlike the republic, the royal was totally prepared with designated isolation area and staff
We have isolation wards at the ready thanks.
One in the mater, good luck
Why was he let come from Italy .surly he knew it wasent safe
He should have been arrested when the plane landed, quite frankly.
admit it, you had spaghetti for dinner …
The plane should have been refused landing permission and sent back to Italy
it’s time to put together a covid-militia to hunt down anyone who’s been to or thinking of going to Italy, and beat that fupping virus out of them
Yeah.
Unless they rub my local chipper. They get a pass from me.
Local chipper? Weird euphemism Cian…
Come on, Ireland’s not that dangerous…
Hah
No Borders, No Nations
And no religion too,
Imagine all the people
Living life in peace.
Ignore this. Another unfounded rumour.
Not the NI case but rumour of Dublin hotel on lockdown. Not true apparently.
Does this mean the Royal Twosome’s planned visit to Ireland could be cancelled on coronationvirus grounds?
At least Charger’s doing his bit
https://twitter.com/Hanger_17_/status/1233177414970286081?s=19
Keep going till bits for behind your ears
At least yer man has the gusset to wear it.
Ah here
It must be the stretch
and the daffs up
ye’re all in top form lately
On a positive note (no pun)- what this will do is force home working and in turn, hopefully make some people realise how much time, energy and money is wasted on commuting and how so many face to face meetings are completely unnecessary.
+1