A second case of Coronavirus has been confirmed in the Republic of Ireland.
The patient is a woman in the east of the country who recently travelled back from northern Italy.
The HSE is working to identify what contacts the patient may have had to prevent further spread of the virus.
This case is not associated with the previously identified case.
Earlier, the government were not advising that St Patrick's Day parades or other large public events be cancelled and this has not yet changed.
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar had warned this afternoon that more cases were a distinct possibility.
"There is a moderate to high risk of more cases," he said. "A small percentage of those people may get very sick."
Following a Cabinet meeting, he said it is a “fast evolving situation” and it will be reviewed on a day-by-day basis.
More to follow...
