Zimbabwe, SA among countries removed from Ireland travel red list

It is no quarantine time for Zimbabwe and 22 other countries when it comes to traveling to Ireland.

That is because the country is one of the beneficiaries of the new announcement which will mean Zimbabweans will not need to quarantine in a hotel when they get there.

The list also sees South Africa, Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eswatini, Mozambique, Namibia, Africa, Tunisia and Uganda among countries which will benefit from the new direective.

People who do not have valid proof of vaccination or recovery arriving to Ireland from countries on the list must enter mandatory hotel quarantine.

A negative PCR test is also required for people travelling from these states. For those with valid proof of vaccination, they need to provide a negative test and also provide evidence of another negative PCR test from day five onwards to end their self-quarantine.

If they are required to enter mandatory hotel quarantine, they are able to leave it if they have a negative test result from day ten onwards.

The countries removed from the mandatory hotel quarantine list are: Bangladesh, Botswana, Cuba, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eswatini, Fiji, Georgia, India, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Pakistan, Paraguay, Russia, South Africa, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Uganda, Uruguay, and Zimbabwe.