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Time for internal wrangling on quarantine has passed

Time for internal wrangling on quarantine has passed Updated / Saturday, 10 Apr 2021 09:04 Many senior ministers were surprised by yesterday s hastily convened late Friday incorporeal Cabinet. The original plan was to add to the list of mandatory hotel quarantine countries at a full meeting next week. However, last night’s decision to add several big-ticket countries to the mandatory hotel quarantine list has the appearance of a Government under pressure to act, amid accusations that it was not doing everything possible to combat the arrival of dangerous variants. Unlike the recent addition of Wallis and Futuna islands, many people frequently travel on these new routes including popular holiday destinations like France and Italy.

Cabinet to meet over additions to hotel quarantine list

Political Reporter The United States and Canada, as well as a number of EU countries including France, Belgium and Italy, are among sixteen countries that have been added to the mandatory hotel quarantine list following a Cabinet meeting. The incorporeal meeting was due to begin at around 8.30pm. It is understood the meeting was arranged due to increased concern about variants coming in to the country.  The full list of countries affected is: Bangladesh, Belgium, France, Italy, Kenya, Luxembourg, Pakistan, Turkey, the USA, Canada, Armenia, Bermuda, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Curaçao, Maldives, Ukraine. The measure will come into affect from 4am on Thursday 15 April.

Mandatory quarantine list could be extended by weekend

Updated / Thursday, 8 Apr 2021 11:12 Passengers arriving into Ireland from 59 designated countries must quarantine in a hotel The list of countries on the mandatory hotel quarantine list could be extended before the weekend once concerns regarding capacity and potential legal challenges are dealt with, according to the Minister for Foreign Affairs. Speaking on RTÉ s Morning Ireland, Simon Coveney said various government departments have been working to address the necessary capacity and systems issues before it dramatically increases the list, which will include some EU countries. He said: Make no mistake, the Government is at one about the need to respond to public health advice that we need to keep variants of concern out of Ireland and to use mandatory quarantine to the fullest extent that we can.

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