Coronavirus live updates: new cases confirmed in Scotland as Facebook says it will take down hoax claims
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The first case of the new virus in European Union offices in Brussels has been announced. It appears to have been in the European Defence Agency (EDA), according to this report.
First case of #coronavirus in the EU institutions: the European Defence Agency has cancelled all meetings until 13 March after a senior official tested positive for #COVID_19, according to an internal mail seen by EURACTIV.@gerardofortuna reports.https://t.co/T8mHPm0u4A
Ireland has recorded a second case of coronavirus but plans to go ahead with St Patrick’s day festivals.
Health officials revealed the second case – a female in the east of the country who recently travelled from northern Italy – on Tuesday night. The infection is not related to the Dublin schoolboy who was diagnosed last weekend after he also visited northern Italy.
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