An additional 18 states have been added to the Government’s list of “high risk countries” that require passengers to quarantine for 14 days upon arrival into the Republic. Passengers arriving from these countries must now complete a mandatory 14-day period of self-quarantine. T he Government will shortly consider legislation that will require such passengers arriving into the State to complete this quarantine at a designated facility. The Government is also currently considering proposals to introduce mandatory State quarantine for passengers without a valid test although this is just considered a “possibility” at present. The top five countries that all passengers had departed from were Great Britain, Spain, the United Arab Emirates, Poland and Romania.

Source: The Irish Times February 12, 2021 13:30 UTC