A Dublin school has warned its Chinese students that they will have to face "two weeks of quarantine" if they return to their home country or have visitors as fears grow over the deadly Coronavirus.
Fee-paying school, Alexandra College in Rathmines, told Chinese students to let the school know if they would be coming in contact with anyone from "affected areas" during mid-term or the Easter period.
The school also advised children's parents against letting students travel to China over the upcoming holidays.
So far there have been two cases of the virus confirmed in the UK while over 250 have died worldwide.
Early symptoms of the Coronavirus include a high fever, shortness of breath, coughing and tightness of the chest.
In a statement seen by The Sunday Times, Alexandra College told families: "The safety and well being of our students is our paramount concern.
"We have asked students from areas affected by the virus not to return home at the mid-term or Easter breaks.
"If they decide to go home, they will be required to spend a two-week period in quarantine when they return."
The school - who charges €18,986 a year for education and is home to a large number of overseas students - added: "Students who receive visitors from the affected areas will be subjected to the same quarantine arrangements.
"If any student or any member of their family is planning to travel to affected areas, they should let the school know."
This comes after a man on a flight to Dublin Airport was put in isolation after showing symptoms of the killer Coronavirus.
Medics in protective suits escorted the man off the plane and into an ambulance on Saturday night after he displayed "flu-like symptoms" on a flight understood to be from Moscow in Russia.
The passenger was met by medics and as many as six ambulances on landing and was rushed to The Mater Hospital where an isolation unit was set up.
A senior health source told Dublin Live: "The HSE can confirm that they have activated their airport protocols for an ill inbound passenger of concern.
"The criteria used to decide whether a person has contracted Coronavirus, combined with increased surveillance, will lead to some individuals being triaged and/or tested as necessary from time to time.
"There are no confirmed cases of novel Coronavirus in Ireland to date. The risk of importation of a case into Ireland from another country is moderate according to ECDC.
"The HSE cannot comment on individual cases nor comment on speculation. No information will be provided about suspected cases of novel coronavirus other than confirmed cases."
