Minister Charlie McConalogue insisted that high Covid-19 infection rates in the north-west are “not a Border issue”. Northern Ireland’s Health Minister Robin Swann has written to the Minister for Health in the Republic Stephen Donnelly saying non-essential cross-Border travel must be stopped “by enforcement if required”. In a letter to Mr Donnelly on Wednesday, Mr Swann warned of a “fresh increase of community transmission of Covid-19”. He said that governments in both jurisdictions should do everything possible to prevent non-essential cross-Border travel. Ministers in the south have given no indication that the Government intends to prevent non-essential cross-Border travel as a result.

Source: The Irish Times May 09, 2021 11:15 UTC