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An expansion that will cost millions or a necessity? Quarantine clashes end with 16 additions to hotel quarantine list
A week of difficult government discussions concluded with an incorporeal Cabinet meeting last night. By Christina Finn Saturday 10 Apr 2021, 7:30 AM 2 hours ago 14,749 Views 47 Comments
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SENIOR GOVERNMENT MINISTERS loathe that the narrative of mandatory hotel quarantine in recent days has turned the discussion into “a Fianna Fáil versus Fine Gael thing”.
While they may not like it, from the beginning of this MHQ (it even has its own acronym now) controversy, it very much was reported as a “Stephen Donnelly versus Simon Coveney” drama.
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The womanâs sister, who contacted The Irish Times, said she was âhorrendously sickâ and that the severity of this is huge.
Dr Lorraine Nolan, chief executive of the Health Products Regulatory Authority, which is investigating the case, told Thursday nightâs Nphet briefing that the regulator had received âa case of special interestâ involving a person with CVST which was receiving the authorityâs âutmost priorityâ.
The National Immunisation Advisory Committee met on Thursday to consider the concerns around the AstraZeneca vaccine and was engaging with European colleagues. It is to meet again on Friday morning.
Health sources say that vaccinators have reported some resistance among people to the AstraZeneca vaccine in recent days. A delivery of more than 100,000 doses of the vaccine last week means it accounts for a large portion of the shots being administered this week.
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The United States and Canada, as well as a number of EU countries including France, Belgium and Italy, are among sixteen countries that have been added to the mandatory hotel quarantine list following a Cabinet meeting.
The incorporeal meeting was due to begin at around 8.30pm. It is understood the meeting was arranged due to increased concern about variants coming in to the country.
The full list of countries affected is: Bangladesh, Belgium, France, Italy, Kenya, Luxembourg, Pakistan, Turkey, the USA, Canada, Armenia, Bermuda, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Curaçao, Maldives, Ukraine.
The measure will come into affect from 4am on Thursday 15 April.