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Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar delivers stark coronavirus warnings: 'Calm before the storm'
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Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar delivers stark coronavirus warnings: 'Calm before the storm'
  • Published_at:2020-03-18
  • Category:News & Politics
  • Channel:Guardian News
  • tags: ireland irish leo varadkar leo varadkar speech coronavirus covid covid 19 covid-19 coronavirus outbreak coronavirus lockdown coronavirus news coronavirus symptoms coronavirus update covid outbreak coronavirus cases coronavirus deaths coronavirus death toll 2020 calm before the storm coronavirus warning coronavirus ireland leo varadkar coronavirus politics st patrick's day st paddy's day world varadkar coronavirus leo varadkar st patrick varadkar speech
  • description: Leo Varadkar delivers stark warnings and calls for unity in the wake of the coronavirus crisis. Speaking on St Patrick's Day, he called for citizens to isolate, for pubs and restaurants to close, and social gatherings to be cancelled. Varadkar also said the most vulnerable would be looked after, insisting banks, government and utilities were there to help Subscribe to Guardian News on YouTube ► http://bit.ly/guardianwiressub Coronavirus – latest updates ► https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2020/mar/18/coronavirus-live-news-updates-outbreak-us-states-uk-australia-europe-eu-self-isolation-lockdown-latest-update See all our coronavirus coverage ► https://www.theguardian.com/world/coronavirus-outbreak Support the Guardian ► https://support.theguardian.com/contribute Today in Focus podcast ► https://www.theguardian.com/news/series/todayinfocus The Guardian YouTube network: The Guardian ► http://www.youtube.com/theguardian Owen Jones talks ► http://bit.ly/subsowenjones Guardian Football ► http://is.gd/guardianfootball Guardian Sport ► http://bit.ly/GDNsport Guardian Culture ► http://is.gd/guardianculture
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