Ireland sees sharp rise in new COVID-19 cases, deaths

Closed shops are seen along a street in downtown Dublin, Ireland, March 26, 2020. Another ten people died from COVID-19 in Ireland while 255 new cases of the coronavirus infection were confirmed in the country on Thursday, according to the Department of Health. To date, there have been 19 COVID-19-related deaths and 1,819 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ireland. (Xinhua)