Following the confirmation of several cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19) across the island of Ireland, please take the time to read this update via this link from the HSE on:
- The current level of risk of catching Coronavirus in Ireland
- The symptoms of Coronavirus and when you may need to be tested for the viral disease
- How to protect yourself from Coronavirus
- Please also refer to the DFA’s Travel Advice page for the specific country you are travelling to via this link, as there are Coronavirus Travel Alerts in place for countries including China, Italy and Spain
Additional Important Resources:
- Click here to access a Business Continuity Planning Checklist for COVID-19 from the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation
- Click here to access the COVID-19 Public Health Advice Poster from the HSE
- Click here to access the same Poster in Irish
- Click here to access information on applying for the Short Time Work Support Scheme, a scheme suited to benefit employees whose hours of work have been reduced from the impact of Coronavirus / COVID-19
Please also find attached:
- An update on COVID-19 shared last Friday 6 March from Dr Ronan Glynn, Deputy Chief Medical Officer at the Department of Health
- A Coronavirus / COVID-19 FAQs document from last Friday 6 March
- HSE Guidance to organisers and attendees of mass gatherings shared last Friday 6 March
Attachments
- Update on COVID-19 (6th March 2020) (pdf/2 MB)
- Mass Gathering Guidance - 06.03.2020 (pdf/650 KB)
- Stakeholder FAQs (pdf/338 KB)
