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Department of Justice considering extending visa status of Chinese people in Ireland over coronavirus

There has been two confirmed cases of the novel virus in the UK.

THE DEPARTMENT OF Justice has said it is reviewing the visa status of Chinese nationals currently in Ireland following the outbreak of coronavirus. 

It is considering the immigration position of Chinese nationals in the event that they might need an extension to their visa. 

In a statement, it said: “The Department of Justice & Equality is currently examining the immigration position of Chinese nationals, currently in Ireland, who require an extension of their permission as a result of the Coronavirus outbreak in China.

“The Department is liaising closely with the HSE and monitoring the ever-evolving situation and will, in relation to both visas and immigration permissions, adopt a pragmatic approach in relation to persons whose permissions are coming to an end.”

There has been two confirmed cases of the novel virus in the UK with a number of other cases confirmed in other European countries, including France and Germany. 

After several delays, the evacuation flight left Wuhan at 9.45am local time yesterday, carrying 83 Britons and 27 non-UK nationals, mostly from EU countries.

The flight arrived at the Brize Norton RAF base in Oxfordshire at around 1.30pm.

A number of Irish nationals are believed to have been evacuated on that flight. 

The evacuation flight came after the UK’s four chief medical officers raised the risk level of the illness from low to moderate and the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared an international public health emergency.

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    Mute Cindy Zhang
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    Jan 31st 2020, 4:50 PM

    as a Chinese whose parents are visiting me here, I’m glad that there are so many kind Irish people who accept the considerations of the visa
    extension . I appreciate all of your kindness. thank you so much

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    Mute Edmund Murphy
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    Jan 31st 2020, 5:23 PM

    @Cindy Zhang: You are more that welcome. I hope your parents can spend the time exploring our country a little and trying not to worry.

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    Mute JJ Ryan
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    Jan 31st 2020, 10:25 PM

    @Cindy Zhang: Hope they have a lovely time here.

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    Mute david crombie
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    Jan 31st 2020, 11:21 PM

    @Cindy Zhang: stay safe people;)

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    Mute mr magoo
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    Jan 31st 2020, 3:05 PM

    Why don’t they fly home to quarantine like our own?

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    Mute Burn_the_Witch
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    Jan 31st 2020, 3:08 PM

    @mr magoo: Have a heart man, they’re not doing any harm or costing us anything.

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    Mute Matthew O'Kane
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    Jan 31st 2020, 3:09 PM

    @Burn_the_Witch: let them be i agrre

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    Mute Conor Lynn
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    Jan 31st 2020, 3:13 PM

    @mr magoo: it’s not very humanitarian to send people to a disease stricken country. Have a heart….

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    Mute Peter Cavey
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    Jan 31st 2020, 3:15 PM

    @mr magoo: I bet people with friends like you don’t need enemies.

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    Mute gm_cmanning
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    Jan 31st 2020, 3:32 PM

    @mr magoo: cos even the worst of us are better than that, cept you obviously.

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    Mute david crombie
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    Jan 31st 2020, 3:52 PM

    @mr magoo: wrong wrong wrong!!!

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    Mute Dom Layzell
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    Jan 31st 2020, 4:20 PM

    @mr magoo: there decent human beings. Why on earth wouldn’t you want to help. It’s the least that the Country can do for these people.

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    Mute Michael Kavanagh
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    Jan 31st 2020, 5:51 PM

    @mr magoo:
    If you are real – you are one awful person.
    If a tin-pot troll – still awful.

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    Mute Edmund Murphy
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    Jan 31st 2020, 3:35 PM

    Smart move. Having people return to an infectious zone is monstrous. It also keeps us from worrying about people retuning home just to get Visa forms done and then returning with possible infection.

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    Mute Rodger 6
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    Jan 31st 2020, 3:16 PM

    Matter of time, if the Black Death could reach Ireland way back this virus is en route.

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    Mute Matthew O'Kane
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    Jan 31st 2020, 3:57 PM

    @Rodger 6: completely different time and place bodieswhere piling up rats where everywhere, have faith in our health system it will be fine wash hands call ur gp if you feel unwell

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    Mute John Horan
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    Jan 31st 2020, 3:02 PM

    American interference? Start a virus much better at bringing a country to it’s knees than any tariffs or sanctions ever could

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    Mute RAYZ88
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    Jan 31st 2020, 3:12 PM

    @John Horan: WTF

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    Mute Darren Byrne
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    Jan 31st 2020, 3:14 PM

    @RAYZ88: He’s finally cracked the code, figured out the shadow organisation.

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    Jan 31st 2020, 3:14 PM

    @John Horan: Hatty McTinfoil

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    Mute Sean Davies
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    Jan 31st 2020, 3:15 PM

    @John Horan: Nah…

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    Jan 31st 2020, 3:19 PM

    @John Horan: They would’nt be that bad, would they?

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    Jan 31st 2020, 3:33 PM

    @John Horan: think the RIC thing was them too, devious feckers

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    Mute John Horan
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    Jan 31st 2020, 6:28 PM

    @Darren Byrne: I just had the mormons at the door. Do you think it could be the CIA in disguise? I mean they monitor everything I say on the internet and my phone, so now I have caught them do you think they are out to get me?

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    Jan 31st 2020, 4:31 PM

    “There HAS been two confirmed cases”? When did we give up grammar?

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    Jan 31st 2020, 4:42 PM

    @Nick Caffrey: It’s

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    Jan 31st 2020, 4:43 PM

    @DarKel101: it’s the difference between the have’s & the has nots

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    Mute Fear Mets
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    Jan 31st 2020, 6:45 PM

    Let them stay

    The Chinese “A great bunch of lads”

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    Jan 31st 2020, 10:07 PM

    Great invention by China.

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    Feb 1st 2020, 6:40 AM

    waiting here boys…

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    only 18+

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