Passengers arriving from Britain are being advised by the Government to undertake daily antigen tests for five consecutive days, beginning on the day of arrival.
The Government issued this advice last night after it received an updated public health assessment of the Omicron variant. There have now been six cases of the recently discovered variant identified here Chief Medical Officer Dr Tony Holohan has added that a number of other probable cases are under investigation.
The latest travel advice was announced late last night and is aimed at encouraging people to take a cautious approach to international travel in light of the transmission of the new variant.