Austria, Italy and Ukraine are among 11 countries that have been removed from the mandatory hotel quarantine list. The Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly announced that passengers arriving from Armenia, Aruba, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Curaçao, Italy, Jordan, Kosovo, Lebanon, North Macedonia and Ukraine will no longer need to enter quarantine in a designated hotel.

The revocations come into effect from today. The Department also announced that Nepal and Anguilla are being added to the list of designated states for mandatory hotel quarantine.

Passengers who have travelled from, or transited through, these states and arrive in Ireland after 4am on Wednesday, 12 May will be required to enter quarantine in a designated hotel.

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Actor Seth Rogen to tell stories in his own Stitcher podcast

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Snapchat photo among social media posts being looked at in Tristyn Bailey investigation

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No change recommended to Quarantine Free Travel; visitors to locations of interest should follow local instructions - Melbourne community case

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Gaza militants, children among 24 dead as Israel launches airstrikes amid Hamas rocket attacks

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Hong Kong scraps mandatory vaccines for foreign domestic workers

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Serena Williams returning after 'very intense' training

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Southern India states lock down as country reports over 4,100 new COVID-19 deaths

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IHCL expands meal, quarantine services for covid patients

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India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0

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