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Anyone arriving into this country without a negative PCR test is also considered ‘category 2′ and must quarantine for a full two weeks. Speaking yesterday about the list, Taoiseach Micheál Martin said Austria has been placed on the list due an outbreak of the South African variant in the region.
Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly said passengers arriving from these countries must complete a mandatory 14-day period of self-quarantine.
Under regulations signed into law earlier this month the minister – on the advice of the Chief Medical Officer – can specify additional states as ‘category 2’.
Donnelly said today:
“Under the current Level 5 restrictions nobody should be engaging in non-essential travel at this time. These stringent measures on people arriving to Ireland from 20 states are necessary in responding to the risks posed by variants of concern.
“People who arrive in Ireland must now complete a full mandatory 14-day period of self-quarantine if they have been in any of these states in the previous 14 days. The Government will shortly consider legislation that will require such passengers arriving here to complete this quarantine at a designated facility.” The Minister for Justice is examining the question of changes to visa arrangements in respect of applicable states being added to the schedule 2 list.
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