All-island approach to overseas travel rules sought

A public health expert has said that overseas travel is one of the biggest Covid-19 threats and there needs to be an all-island approach to the issue.

Speaking on RTÉ's Today with Sarah McInerney, Prof Scally said governments north and south of the border have to to cooperate on this issue. Prof Scally said people coming into Ireland should be quarantined until it is confirmed that they do not have the virus. Prof Scally said Ireland has done a "fantastic job" both north and south and the island of Ireland is getting very close to having total control of the virus.

Dr Lambert said he would advise people not to travel unnecessarily and that he would not travel to a high-risk country, but he said countries like Iceland and Japan have their virus reproductive rate down to almost zero, so a risk of travel to those countries would be lower than travelling to other countries.

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