The three Government party leaders are to hold urgent talks this afternoon to make a decision on a potential new travel advisory for travel from Britain. Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly said he expected an announcement on restrictions for passengers from Britain to be made this afternoon. Speaking on RTÉ’s This Week programme Mr Donnelly said that other countries had put travel restrictions in place and the Government “is looking at exactly that same question”. PrecautionA leading public health expert has called on the Government to impose travel restrictions from Britain as a “reasonable precaution” to prevent a mutant variation of Covid-19 spreading to the State. Britain has restricted travel to and from London and the south-east over the new infectious strain of the virus, while Belgium and The Netherlands halted flights and trains from Britain.

Source: The Irish Times December 20, 2020 13:18 UTC