16 Mar 2020

Covid-19: An update from the UK and EU

From Lately, 10:18 pm on 16 March 2020

Testing for Covid-19 has intensified in Ireland as the number of cases has increased across the country, and there are calls to close all pubs for the next two weeks - a move considered essential ahead of St Patrick's Day.

Karyn asks UK and European correspondent Olly Barratt for an update about how people are responding to Covid-19.

A picture taken on March 14, 2020 near the Eiffel tower in Paris shows a board informing of the monument's closure as a precaution against the coronavirus.

A picture taken on March 14, 2020 near the Eiffel tower in Paris shows a board informing of the monument's closure as a precaution against the coronavirus. Photo: AFP