In total 223 people in the Republic have tested positive for Covid-19 and more are expected. Tánaiste Simon Coveney has revealed that all people coming into Ireland will also be asked to limit their social contacts for two weeks. This comes as Taoiseach Leo Varadkar warned that the number of new cases of coronavirus will jump by 30pc per day. The Taoiseach said predictions that half the population will get Covid-19 “is accurate”, adding the final number could be “perhaps millions”. “By the end of the month there will be maybe 15,000 people diagnosed with Covid-19,” he said.

Source: Irish Independent March 16, 2020 19:22 UTC