The list has been updated.
18 more countries have been added to Ireland’s mandatory quarantine list, joining Brazil and South Africa.
People travelling into Ireland from these countries must quarantine for two weeks, while legislation is being completed to ensure these people can quarantine in designated hotels.
The 18 states being added to the Category 2 mandatory hotel quarantine list include:
- Angola
- Austria
- Botswana
- Burundi
- Cape Verde
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Lesotho
- Malawi
- Eswatini
- Mauritius
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Rwanda
- Seychelles
- Tanzania
- United Arab Emirates
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
Taoiseach Micheál Martin spoke about the new additions to the list, saying that Austria has been added due to an outbreak of the South African variant in the region.
Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly said: “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.”
On top of these new countries, anyone arriving into this country without a negative Covid test is also considered Category 2 and must quarantine for a full two weeks, regardless of where they travelled from.
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