Coronavirus precautions
Twitter has become the latest company to tell staff to work from home if they can to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
Up to 8,000 workers in Google in Dublin are also working from home today.
It's after an employee presented with flu-like symptoms.
It comes as we're expected to find out later what the advice will be for upcoming large events like St Patrick's Day parades.
The Government’s Chief Medical Officer Dr Tony Holohan has said event organisers will be given guidance on any decision taken.
“We are giving some consideration to the issue of mass gatherings."
"Ongoing consideration to our public health guidance and to the question of community testing."
Senior Ministers will be briefed on the latest developments at a Cabinet meeting this morning.
There have been nearly 91,000 confirmed cases around the world with over 3,000 deaths.
The vast majority of cases have been in mainland China, with South Korea the second-worst affected with nearly 5,000 cases.
There have also been just over 2,000 cases in Italy and 1,500 in Iran.
The HSE is urging anyone who has been to one of seven coronavirus-affected areas in the past two weeks and is experiencing symptoms of the virus to phone their local GP or Emergency Department without delay.
If you have returned from a country or region with spread of COVID-19 (#coronavirus) visit our website for advice. https://t.co/29felTHXMn pic.twitter.com/0UPKgJ25L4
— HSE Ireland (@HSELive) February 27, 2020
If you are feeling well, you are advised to carry on with your normal routine.
People are urged to contact the HSE.
It can be contacted on 1850 24 1850 if they think they have been in contact with a coronavirus patient.
The advice is also the same if you have been at a healthcare facility in another country where coronavirus patients are being treated.
