The Government is making contact with Irish people living in Wuhan in China which is at the epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak.
106 people have died from the virus and more than 4-thousand people are infected.
It's estimated there are about 6 Irish people living in Wuhan.
The Department of Foreign Affairs is advising travellers against visiting the province of Hubei, if possible.
People who've travelled from the area in the last fortnight are being told to self-isolate.
The coronavirus causes severe acute respiratory infection and there is no specific cure or vaccine
