America is to broaden its European travel ban, adding the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland to its list.
25.02.2020 - 23:16 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Italy and Ireland's upcoming Six Nations rugby match "should be cancelled" over coronavirus fears, the latter's health minister has said.
The match was due to take place at Dublin's Aviva Stadium next weekend (March 7), which would have been both countries penultimate game of the men's tournament.
Ireland's health minister Simon Harris told RTE news: "The very clear view of the public health emergency team was that this game should not go ahead and that it would constitute a significant risk,
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