One more confirmed case of Covid-19 has been reported by the National Public Health Emergency Team.
It involves a male in the east of the country who returned from Italy. It brings the total number of confirmed cases in the Republic of Ireland to 19.
The confirmed case figures are up to around lunchtime today.
The HSE is trying to identify any contacts the patient may have had and will provide them with information and advice to prevent further spread.
It comes as visiting restrictions have been put in place at hospitals in the Dublin Midlands Hospital Group.
In a statement, the group said the restrictions will begin this evening and continue into next week and will be kept under review.
A hospital spokesperson said: "We are asking the public not to visit the hospital other than end of life situations and other exceptional circumstances as agreed with the ward manager in advance of visiting.
"To arrange a visit, families should telephone the hospital and request to speak to the relevant ward manager who will decide if a visit can be facilitated without compromising the welfare of the patients on the ward. Children in particular should not visit patients in hospital."
Dublin Midlands Hospital Group includes; Midland Regional Hospital Tullamore, Midland Regional Hospital Portlaoise, Naas General Hospital St Luke's Hospital, Rathgar, Coombe Women and Infants University Hospital, Tallaght University Hospital and St James's Hospital.
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Meanwhile in Northern Ireland, the Department of Health confirmed three new cases of Covid-19, bringing the total there to seven.
The department said Northern Ireland is still in the containment phase. The latest three cases are all adults who had recently travelled from Italy and are linked to a previously confirmed positive case.
Public Health Agency staff are working to identify contacts the individuals may have had, with the objective of preventing further spread of the virus.
