Turkey and the UAE among 34 countries removed from hotel quarantine list Journal.ie 2 hrs ago © Sam boal RollingNews
THIRTY-FOUR STATES have been removed from the Mandatory Hotel Quarantine list, Health Minister Stephen Donnelly has confirmed.
The countries are Afghanistan, Angola, Bahrain, Burundi, Cape Verde, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, French Guiana, Guyana, Haiti, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Lesotho, Malawi, Maldives, Mongolia, Nepal, Oman, Panama, The Philippines, Qatar, Rwanda, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Tanzania, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Venezuela, and Zambia.
There are now 29 countries on the list, with the addition of Cuba – starting from 4am on Tuesday, 20 July.
The full list of countries still on the MHQ list can be read here. People flying into Ireland from these countries must spend 14 days in a designated hotel upon arrival.
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After 4am on Tuesday, 29 June, passengers arriving into Ireland having been in or transited through these states in the previous 14 days are required to enter quarantine in a designated hotel.
A statement on the government s website said the decision to add to the mandatory hotel quarantine list was taken following advice received by Chief Medical Officer Dr Tony Holohan.
It is a legal requirement that all travellers coming to Ireland must have a negative or ‘not detected’ result from a Covid-19 RT-PCR test carried out no more than 72 hours before arrival to Ireland.
In addition, it is also a legal requirement that those from countries not on the mandatory hotel quarantine list must also observe 14 days of home quarantine.
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