Ireland’s Special Committee Recommends Temperature Checks for All Overseas Visitors

Ireland's Special Committee has recommended that temperature checks be carried out on all overseas visitors arriving into Ireland

Ireland’s Special Committee has recommended that temperature checks be carried out on all overseas visitors arriving into Ireland as part of efforts to prevent new cases of Covid-19 entering the country.

The measure is among a series of recommendations made by the Dáil’s Special Committee on Covid-19 Response in its interim report on testing and tracing.

The Committee says infections entering the country through travel from overseas poses a “strong risk” and all passengers should be temperature-screened on arrival. They also recommend that overseas visitors be tested at least twice during their stay in Ireland “due to the limitations of point-in-time testing”.

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