Up to now, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, Georgia, has gone only so far as to advise people to avoid nonessential travel to Mexico, which seems to be ground zero in the imminent pandemic.

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The Department of Health said suppliers should advise patients to avoid unnecessary repeat prescriptions.

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Police advise motorists to avoid the Collin Road between Broughshane and Ballyclare.

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