No traveller arriving in the Republic from any country will now have to quarantine in a hotel.
Mandatory hotel quarantine in the Republic of Ireland for those travelling from designated countries has ended.All countries have now been removed from the list of designated states.
There were about 50 people in mandatory quarantine at the time of the announcement, and they are now being released, RTÉ has reported.Those arriving in Ireland without proof of being vaccinated or a negative PCR test will be instructed to quarantine at home. "The Mandatory Hotel Quarantine system was introduced as an exceptional public health measure at a time that our country was contending with the very serious risk of importation of variants of concern that had the potential to overwhelm our health service and, in particular, to undermine Ireland's Covid-19 vaccination programme," said Health Minister Stephen Donnelly.
"The successful operation of [mandatory hotel quarantine] has played a central role in protecting the population, maintaining control of the disease and enabling the safe relaxation of restrictions on our economy and society," he added.
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