An international student at Waterford IT is under quarantine after arriving at the college from Wuhan, the Chinese city where the deadly Coronavirus has emerged from.
A spokesperson for the college confirmed the quarantining to the Irish Examiner and said the student was not experiencing any signs of sickness.
"He is not ill and as a precaution he has agreed not to attend college and stay in his accommodation by himself for the time being,” a WIT spokeswoman said.
“We have been in touch with the HSE and are being directed by them.”
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It is understood the student arrived in Waterford on Sunday after travelling from Wuhan before the city went on lockdown.
There are still no reported incidents of coronavirus in Ireland.
