A second coronavirus case has been confirmed in Trinity College Dublin with tracing underway to find anyone who has been in contact with the individual - a male student from their health science faculty.
The news came just hours after an Irish coronavirus patient who was being treated for the illness sadly died yesterday in the east of the country.
As well as this, nine new cases were confirmed in the Republic of Ireland on Wednesday, bringing the total number of cases on the island of Ireland to 61 with 43 in the Republic.
Students and staff were alerted about the second positive case of the killer Covid-19 bug in the college after an email was sent around in the late hours of Wednesday night
A Trinity student - who wished to remain anonymous - told Dublin Live that the email was sent just before midnight.
She said: "I was currently working a night shift at a Dublin hospital but they are pulling students because there has been a second case of Covid-19 at Trinity.
"I had to be sent home in a cab by the hospital I work at because no bus was running at that time."
An email sent to students and staff about the infected male student from the University reads: "We learned this evening (March 11) that a student from the health science faculty at Trinity College Dublin has tested positive for Covid-19 and is receiving appropriate care.
"This is the second case within the University Community. We ask that you respect the privacy of these patients during what is a difficult time.
"The student was based outside the main campus and is now being treated in hospital.
"The Department of Public Health (HSE) has begun the process of tracing anybody who has been in contact with him. The student did not live in University accomdation.
"We will continue to take all actions necessary to contain the spread of the virus.
"In light of the appearance of patients with Covid-19 in our partner hospitals and the likely increase in such patients over the coming weeks, we have decided to temporarily withdraw our students on placement until we can perform a fuller evaluation of risk for each placement location in association with our clinical colleagues.
In a second letter to Nursing and Midwifery students seen by Dublin Live, the college added: "We are very sorry for this late notice. As you have read in a recent email from the Dean of Faculty sent at 23:10pm, all supernumerary Nursing and Midwifery students are temporarily withdrawn from clinical placements with immediate effect.
"This does not apply to Internship students or Post Graduate students who are employees of the hospital and are expected to report for duty as directed by their hospitals. If these students have any concerns can they please contact the hospital directly."
