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The Government's "slow" approach to implementing mandatory hotel quarantine is "better late than never", according to an Independent TD.
Cathal Berry, a TD for Kildare South and retired Senior Medical Officer with the Defence Forces, said the operation is likely to be "scaled up" in the coming weeks.
The Government added 26 countries and states to its mandatory hotel quarantine list on Thursday.
All passengers arriving in Ireland must complete a COVID-19 Passenger Locator Form, and provide evidence that they have a negative or 'not detected' result from a COVID-19 PCR test carried out no more than 72 hours before arrival.