Sunday Mirror (Northern Ireland)
Killer virus alert at Dublin Airport
A MAJOR medical response was put in place last night after a man on a flight to Dublin showed coronavirus symptoms.
Medics in protective suits lined out awaiting the flight which the Sunday Mirror understands came from Moscow and touched down at 9pm. A passenger
on board was displaying “flu-like symptoms” and escorted from the plane into an ambulance upon landing and it’s understood six ambulances were also present.
It’s thought the man was transported to Dublin’s Mater Hospital where an isolation ward has been set up.
The ward was originally created during the Ebola crisis.
Other passengers on the flight were held for up to an hour before being let go on to their next destination. Each was given a leaflet informing them of the potential coronavirus case and advising them to “avoid contact with other people” tonight and ring 999 if they later display symptoms. It read: “You have been on a flight from Moscow today with a possible case of novel coronavirus. Please avoid contact with other people as much as possible tonight.
“If you become ill, especially with a cough, sore throat, breathlessness or high temperature please stay home or in you hotel room and phone a doctor or 999 for advice, mentioning you are on this flight. “A public health doctor will contact you tomorrow.” The Irish Health Department said: “The HSE can confirm they have activated their airport protocols for an ill inbound passenger of concern.”