The prospect of vaccinated people being able to fly abroad by late summer will take a giant leap forward tomorrow as Cabinet ministers are to approve a major easing of restrictions on travel. The Government will tomorrow approve a plan to remove most, if not all, European countries from the mandatory hotel quarantine list as part of a move to adopt the EU digital green cert. By doing so, international travel within a single EU zone will be possible by late July or early August, senior Government sources told the Irish Examiner. It is understood that a “significant scaling-back” of the mandatory hotel quarantine system is envisaged, but it will need to be retained for countries where “variants of concern” are present. Some experts are warning against relaxing the mandatory quarantine system.

Source: Irish Examiner May 17, 2021 05:30 UTC