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Taoiseach (Irish PM) Micheál Martin has expressed considerations about travellers coming into the Republic of Eire from Nice Britain.
It comes as quarantine guidelines have ended for individuals arriving within the UK from greater than 50 nations.
Irish authorities require anybody coming into the Republic of Eire, other than these from Northern Eire, to self-isolate for 14 days.
That recommendation stays in place till 20 July.
In his first interview with BBC Northern Eire’s Sunday Politics since turning into taoiseach final month, Mr Martin mentioned he believed journey off the island of Eire at the moment was “problematic”.
“We now have points with the UK, by way of Leicester the place it closed down lately,” he mentioned.
Irish authorities stays ‘cautious’
“It is not simply the UK; it is worldwide journey basically. Our present recommendation is in opposition to worldwide journey off the island of Eire as a result of we consider it is problematic and our public well being individuals are saying that to us.”
Mr Martin mentioned he hoped the Irish authorities would publish a “inexperienced listing” on 20 July that might point out which nations might be secure for travellers, with a decrease threat of the virus spreading.
He added that the federal government remained very “cautious” about worldwide journey.
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Planes have been parked up at Dublin Airport resulting from extreme restrictions on worldwide journey
On Thursday, public well being authorities within the Republic of Eire mentioned 15 of 23 new confirmed instances of the virus had been “immediately or not directly associated to journey”.
Prof Philip Nolan of the Irish Nationwide Public Well being Emergency Crew mentioned officers had been seeing a rise within the variety of reported instances over the previous two weeks within the Republic of Eire.
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Mr Martin mentioned the island of Eire had accomplished properly by way of containing the virus, and pointed to the memorandum of understanding signed by ministers and officers in each jurisdictions in April.
“It’s a superb, sensible illustration of what we try to do,” he added.
Mr Martin is predicted to go to Stormont subsequent week and meet the primary and deputy first ministers in regards to the ongoing response to coronavirus, after a deliberate journey on Thursday was postponed.
You’ll be able to watch the interview in full on Sunday Politics with Mark Carruthers on BBC One NI and BBC iPlayer on Sunday 12 July at 10:15 BST.