Westmeath teen being tested for Coronavirus following skiing trip to Italy

Published 27th Feb 2020, 12:19 BST

The Department of Foreign Affairs is advising Irish citizens not to travel to the affected regions in Italy

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A student in Westmeath is currently being tested for Coronavirus after arriving home from a school trip in northern Italy.

35 students and four staff from Castlepollard Community College travelled to northern Italy on a ski-trip recently. They flew home from Milan on Tuesday.

Cases of Coronavirus in Italy have surged to over 400 this week.

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Westmeath teen being tested for Coronavirus following skiing trip to Italy

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