New COVID-19 variant identified in southern African countries
From Department of the Taoiseach
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From Department of the Taoiseach
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Last updated on
A new COVID-19 variant has been identified in southern Africa, which has given rise to increased concern. As a result, travel from a number of countries (Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe) poses a risk, based detection of cases or geographical proximity to those countries where cases have been detected.
Ireland currently has no direct flights from any of these countries.
Passengers arriving to Ireland from overseas are required to have proof of COVID-19 vaccine or recovery status, or evidence of a “not detected” PCR test, prior to departure.
A number of further steps are now being taken, following consideration of the latest developments at EU level today: