Twitter employees in Dublin told to work from home due to coronavirus fears
Twitter has told their employees to work from home if possible as the company takes steps to help stop the spread of coronavirus. The company currently employs close to 200 people in its offices in Dublin. In a blog post, the social media giant said it was mandatory for staff in Hong Kong, Japan and […]
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Three Northern Ireland schools send students home as precautionary measure following Italy trips
The decision came following advice from the Public Health Agency. Children and teachers from a number of Northern Irish schools who recently returned from school ski trips in Italy have been sent home from school and asked to self-isolate as a precautionary measure against the spread of coronavirus. It’s understood Banbridge Academy in Down, Limavady […]
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Irish passengers are on board two ships where the coronavirus has been detected
The number is higher than originally thought. Tánaiste and Minster for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney has confirmed that there are a small number of Irish passengers on board two cruise ships where the coronavirus has been detected. Coveney said the number of Irish people on board the Diamond Princess cruise ship off the coast of […]
6 years ago
Death toll for coronavirus exceeds 1,000 people as China removes officials
The total number of deaths from the coronavirus on mainland China reached 1,016 in the 24 hours until midnight, the National Health Commission said on Tuesday. Nearly 2,500 new cases of infection were confirmed, bringing the total number to over 42,000. It was also the most deadly day of the virus so far as the […]
6 years ago
Indeed employees in Dublin instructed to work from home amid coronavirus fears
The company employs around 1,000 people in Ireland. Employees in the Dublin offices of one of Ireland’s biggest multinational companies, Indeed, have been told to work from home due to concerns that a staff member may have been exposed to the coronavirus. The company, which employs around 1,000 people in the capital, said an employee […]
6 years ago
Wuhan virus death toll rises above 100 as infection rates accelerate
The number of infections nearly doubled in one day. The death toll from the new coronavirus now stands at 106, Chinese authorities have said, after the number of cases almost doubled in just one day. Authorities in Hubei, the Chinese province at the center of the outbreak, said an additional 1,300 cases had been confirmed, […]
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