‘CHINA VIRUS’ AT DUBLIN AIRPORT
Emergency response as passenger shows symptoms on Russia flight
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 Irish 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 by the plane. It’s thought the man was transported to the 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 of them 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 that you are on this flight.
“A public health doctor will contact you tomorrow.” A spokesman for Simon
Harris also told the Irish Sunday Mirror: “The HSE can confirm they have activated their airport protocols for an ill inbound passenger of concern.
“There are no confirmed cases of novel coronavirus in Ireland to date. The risk of importation of a case into Ireland from another country is moderate according to ECDC.
“The HSE cannot comment on individual cases nor comment on speculation. No information will be provided about suspected cases of novel coronavirus other than confirmed cases.”