A man based in the Republic of Ireland who travelled to the UK for the Cheltenham racing festival has tested positive for Covid-19.
The man only displayed mild symptoms and has not required a hospital admission. However, he is observing strict self-isolation.
His quarantine is so strict that he was warned not to go to work to collect work equipment and machinery to bring to his home.
Contact tracing has now begun to locate persons who were in close contact with the man, reports the Irish Mirror.
More than 20,000 Irish horse racing enthusiasts attended the Cheltenham festival a fortnight ago. Hundreds of million of euro of betting occurs at the events in the Cotswolds.
It is not known where the man contacted Covid-19. His home in the Republic of Ireland is in relative proximity to two known clusters of virus detections of Covid-19.
He is one of 785 Covid-19 cases diagnosed so far in the Republic of Ireland. 42% of cases arose from community transmission while 35 % are linked to travel abroad.
