Health Minister Stephen Donnelly has said that an additional five States including India will be added to the list of countries for which people must complete mandatory hotel quarantine. Passengers from these States that arrive in Ireland after 4am on Tuesday, 4 May are required to enter quarantine in a designated hotel. The Government will continue to act to protect the population from variants of concern and take decisions that reinforce Ireland’s biosecurity.”The additional countries to be added to the list are: Costa Rica, Georgia, India, Iran, and Mongolia. All travellers into Ireland from non-designated countries must have a negative pre-departure test and observe ‘home quarantine’. The Group has developed an approach to risk assessments in keeping with guidance of the WHO and ECDC and which is aligned to the legislative framework in place for mandatory quarantine.

Source: Irish Independent April 30, 2021 17:40 UTC