The health minister has played down the impact of foreign travel on the spread of the coronavirus following the news Ireland won’t be moving to phase four of the easing of Coronavirus restrictions next week.
The reproductive rate of the virus has now increased to between 1.2 and 1.8 and phase four has been delayed until August 10th.
It means pubs, nightclubs and casinos can’t re-open and restrictions on public gatherings remain in place.
Face-coverings in all shops will become mandatory and no more than 10 people can attend social gatherings in a house.
Two more people died in the Republic of Ireland from Covid-19 yesterday and 14 new cases were confirmed.
There were no new cases of Covid-19 in Donegal, Sligo or Leitrim.
A ‘green list’ for international travel will be published on Monday – and Health Minister Stephen Donnelly has played down the impact of tourists on the spread of the virus:
