The Health Service Executive has confirmed that outpatient appointments have been cancelled at St Columcille's Hospital in Loughlinstown, Dublin due to an outbreak of Covid-19.
The HSE said that patients have been notified and virtual clinics are continuing. Earlier, the hospital said its Medical Assessment Unit would close for two days from this evening because of the coronavirus outbreak.
In a statement, it said that patients who require care are being redirected to St Michael's Hospital in Dun Laoghaire. The Medical Assessment Unit provides treatment to those who have been referred to the hospital by a GP with symptoms including chest infection, pneumonia, fever, deep vein thrombosis and urinary tract infection.