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People travelling to Ireland from 7 southern African nations will need pre-flight PCR and home quarantine
Germany, Italy, Austria and the Netherlands are among countries to have already banned visitors from South Africa.
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Explainer: What do we know about the new Covid variant and how worried should we be?
The B.1.1.529 variant has first been found in cases in parts of Africa and Asia.
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Nov 26th 2021, 2:34 PM
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Justice Minister says mandatory hotel quarantine could return over new Covid-19 variant
Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Coveney has said a decision on stopping flights from southern Africa should be made later today.
Health Minister Stephen Donnelly 'deeply concerned' by new variant.
Concern rises over transmissibility of variant and its impact on vaccines.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen says EU wants to stop air travel from southern Africa.
People travelling to Ireland from 7 southern African nations will need pre-flight PCR and home quarantine
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Nov 26th 2021, 12:00 PM
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Flights suspended from six African countries to UK due to new Covid 19 variant
Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly is “deeply concerned”, about the new variant.
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Nov 25th 2021, 10:50 PM