By Lisa Burgess • Published: 20 Mar 2020 • 9:53
Retired Irish Doctors and young Irish doctors living abroad are returning in their droves to assist their compatriots.
Ireland currently has 557 cases with 3 fatalities. Up to 30k Irish doctors are making their way home in a call to arms. Irish Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar has called medical staff “heroes”.
The Irish living abroad are coming from Canada, the USA and countries around the world.
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