Travellers from any country to Ireland will have to provide a negative PCR test from previous 72 hours

DUBLIN: Strict instructions have been issued to those arriving in Ireland from other countries. From now on, all travellers to Ireland from any country will have to provide a negative PCR test from the previous 72 hours. The move is in line with the new plans approved by the Cabinet Sub-Committee on COVID-19.

The travel ban from Britain and South Africa has been extended by 48 hours. It will end at midnight on Friday. But with the end of the travel ban, all travelers from UK and South Africa will have to provide a negative COVID-19 test when they arrive in Ireland.

Passengers need to show negative test results while boarding. Although they do not check it explicitly, they will inform passengers that their test results will be inspected upon arrival in Ireland.

Although the passengers have taken a negative test result to arrive in Ireland, their movements need to be restricted until five days later they receive another PCR test in Ireland.

At the same time, if you’re travelling from a green list country on the traffic light system, you don’t have to provide a negative COVID-19 test result. And those travelling without a prior test result, excluding those from green list countries, could be fined or detained.

It is learned that the need for a negative test from all the other countries on the red list will be introduced at a later stage.