2月13日 武漢肺炎 愛爾蘭 重點綜合報導 13 Feb 2020 Coronavirus in Ireland news summary

北愛爾蘭總共進行了21次冠狀病毒檢測，但沒有確診病例。

PHA（公共衛生署）聲明補充說，貝爾法斯特信託基金會的區域病毒實驗室現在是全英國12個冠狀病毒測試中心之一。

之前，所有從北愛爾蘭病人採集的樣本都被送到英格蘭進行測試，但是PHA希望“新的在地機構將加快得到結果”。

PHA表示，將繼續與英國和愛爾蘭共和國的夥伴合作。

本週初英國政府宣布了要求人們隔離，以阻止病毒傳播。

北愛爾蘭衛生部門表示，“將由官員決定會否在這裡引入類似的規定，”。

A total of 21 tests for coronavirus have been carried out in Northern Ireland, but none of them have returned a positive result.

The PHA  (Public Health Agency ) statement added that the Belfast Trust’s regional viral laboratory is now one of 12 centres across the UK which are testing for coronavirus.

Previously, all samples taken from patients in NI were sent to England for testing, but the PHA hopes “the new local facility will speed up results”.

The agency said it is continuing to work with its partners across the UK and Republic of Ireland.

Earlier this week, the UK Government announced new powers in England to keep people in quarantine to stop the virus spreading.

Northern Ireland’s Health Department says it would be “a matter for the Executive to consider if they wish to introduce similar regulations here”.

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