Ireland to ease travel restrictions with some countries from July 9

Reuters

Published Jun 25, 2020 02:41PM ET

DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland plans to lift from July 9 a 14-day quarantine for people arriving from countries that have also suppressed the coronavirus, acting prime minister Leo Varadkar said on Thursday.

Ireland will produce a "green list" of countries where the 14-day quarantine will not apply by the July 9 resumption date, Varadkar told a news conference, approving Ireland's move to the third of the four-phase plan for reopening its economy.

Varadkar said the list of countries and criteria for so-called "air bridges" would be co-ordinated at an EU-level but also cautioned prospective holiday-makers that the list would be reviewed and may change every two weeks.