Breaking news - Coronavirus: First case diagnosed in Northern Ireland
A case of coronavirus has been diagnosed in Northern Ireland, the Public Health Agency has said.
Chief Medical Officer Dr Michael McBride said the patient had come from northern Italy via Dublin.
He said the patient had contacted a GP and had taken steps to self-isolate.
He said the case had showed a presumptive positive result and it would be confirmed by a lab in England.
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BBC NI health correspondent Marie-Louise Connolly said any confirmed case was to be taken to an isolation unit in Belfast's Royal Victoria Hospital.
On Wednesday, the PHA said 52 people had been tested for the coronavirus and all the results were negative.
Earlier on Thursday, two more patients tested positive for coronavirus in England, which brought the total to 15 before the NI case.
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Globally, more than 80,000 people in more than 40 countries have now been infected.
Covid-19, the respiratory disease caused by the virus, has killed more than 2,700 people.
Most of the deaths have been in China, where the virus originated in December.
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2019 CALENDAR NOW ON SALE
2019 Calendar now on sale
You can now purchase the Donegal Weather Channel Calendar 2019. You can purchase the Calendar from the online store
All calendars will be posted out in the middle of November with only a limited amount available. Calendars can be purchased anywhere across the world.
The stunning Leitir Mhic An Bhaird (Lettermacaward) Donegal during May 2018
Vivid Rainbow from up on Breezy mountain South Donegal
I was in Albufeira Portugal I was waiting for the full moon to come up and it did not let me down.
The orange and red tints that the Moon sometimes take on rising and setting are caused by the particles in the Earth's atmosphere. When light (or more specifically, packets of light called photons) from an astronomical object passes through the Earth's atmosphere, it scatters off of particles in the latter.
What a unbelievable night and morning out storm chasing, These number of thunderstorms had to be the best in years as most of the lightning was CG bolts. I even manage to captures Two to three CG bolts in one shot.
One of the most beautiful views of Slieve league From sea and got some nice photos.
Photos from this angle I have not seen yet and it was wonderful to finally capture that moment.