STUDENTS AT TRINITY College who are living on campus have been ordered to leave their accommodations due to the worsening coronavirus crisis.

Students received an email this evening stating that eight new cases of the disease were confirmed at the university.

As a result of this, students living in Trinity Hall, the Binary Hub and Kavanagh Court have been ordered to leave.

A statement from the college reads: “The situation with Covid-19 in Trinity continues to worsen. We are aware of at least eight new cases in Trinity who have tested positive for the virus.

#COVIDー19 Update for students in campus accommodation. Based on medical advice regarding the health & safety of students, all students must leave their rooms on campus, in Trinity Hall, Binary Hub & Kavanagh Court unless they meet specific criteria outlined #coronavirus pic.twitter.com/tYo85WUrS1 — Trinity College Dublin (@tcddublin) March 16, 2020 Source: Trinity College Dublin /Twitter

“Many more students and staff are self-isolating. As the news about coronavirus changes, we continue to take tough decision.”

This evening, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar said that 15,000 news cases of the virus are expected by the end of the month.