Dublin GAA player Jack McCaffrey has urged communities around Ireland to do everything in their power to reduce the possibility of transmitting the new coronavirus.
McCaffrey's message was tweeted by Dublin GAA on Sunday, in McCaffrey's role as a doctor at Temple Street Hospital in Dublin.
"The reason for this video is that I am asking everybody else to continue to do everything in their power [to help,]" said McCaffrey.
"That may be washing our hands coming in and out of the house, or avoiding public gatherings, I just want to thank everyone who has been helping so far and re-emphasise how important they are."
Dublin GAA asked Dr Jack McCaffrey to help share the @HSELive message to help protect yourself, your family, your teammates and your community. We ALL need to play our part to help stop the spread of coronavirus. #COVIDー19 pic.twitter.com/hqetSksRUV
— Dublin GAA (@DubGAAOfficial) March 15, 2020
Coronavirus developments
Meanwhile, La Liga club Valencia has released a statement confirming that five members of its first team staff have contracted coronavirus.
The statement came after the club's defender Ezequiel Garay announced in an Instagram post that he has contracted the illness.
The Argentina international is the first La Liga player confirmed to have contracted the virus.
"Valencia CF inform that five positive cases of the COVID-19 coronavirus have been detected amongst first team staff and players," reads the statement released on the official club website.
"All of these persons are now at home, in good health and obeying self-isolation measures.
"Besides providing further information over the coming hours, the club reiterate our support for the health authorities and their social awareness campaigns, and emphasise to all of the population the importance of staying at home and continuing to follow the previously published hygiene and illness-prevention measures.
"Likewise, Valencia CF reiterate our confidence in the Spanish health system, and in the recommendations made by the Ministry of Health for cases of coronavirus infection such as these."
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