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People coming into Ireland may be asked to register where they plan to self-isolate

Rebecca Noonan
Rebecca Noonan

11:09 20 Apr 2020


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People coming into Ireland may be asked to register where they plan to self-isolate.

The government is considering the measure after Keelings was criticised for flying in almost 200 workers to pick fruit.

The Taoiseach’s ordered a review into the existing rules about international travel.

Infectious disease specialist with the RCSI Sam McConkey says the World Health Organisation has guidelines on this.

"One of the criteria that the WHO have put out, one of the six criteria for loosening the restrictions that we all want to see loosened is that we control new importations of Covid-19 into the country.

"Clearly there's no point in controlling it in our own country if we have lots of people bringing it in - that defeats the whole purpose of it."


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