Five additional countries have been added to the quarantine list, it was announced this evening.
All passengers (bar a few exceptions) arriving from the following countries from 4 am on Tuesday, 4 May will have to undergo mandatory quarantine in a designated hotel:
Costa Rica
Georgia
India
Iran
Mongolia
Meanwhile, the following six countries have been removed from the designated states list:
- Bonaire
- Sint Eustatius and Saba
- San Marino
- Monaco
- Wallis and Futuna Islands
- Moldova
Minister Stephen Donnelly said: “The Government continues to advise against all non-essential international travel at this time. Protecting public health remains the key priority of Government.
"The scenes we are witnessing in India are distressing and a devastating reminder to us all of the severe illness and death COVID-19 can cause.
"The Government will continue to act to protect the population from variants of concern and take decisions that reinforce Ireland’s biosecurity.”
The following people will be exempt from having to undergo mandatory quarantine:
- People who are travelling in the course of their duties and are an international transport worker in possession of an annex 3 certificate, the driver of a heavy goods vehicle or are aviation crew or maritime crew
- patients travelling to Ireland for urgent medical reasons, and that reason is certified by registered medical practitioner or person holding an equivalent qualification outside the State
- children aged 6 and under
- passengers whose journey originated in Northern Ireland and have not been overseas in the 14-day prior to arrival
- a member of the Gardaí or Defence Forces personnel travelling to the State in the course of performing his or her duties
- a person who travels to the State pursuant to an arrest warrant, extradition proceedings or other mandatory legal obligation
- travel to perform the function of or provide services to an office holder or elected representative, where such travel to Ireland is required to continue providing such services or performing such functions
- if a citizen has a genuine humanitarian emergency requiring urgent travel, and might not be able to obtain the result of a pre-departure RT-PCR test in time, they should contact the nearest embassy or consulate immediately for advice and consular assistance before commencing their journey
All those arriving into Ireland from non-designated countries must have a negative pre-departure test and observe home quaratine.
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