Ireland Considers Quarantine Crackdown on Foreign Travelers Amid Growing Scrutiny
Photo Credit: Ireland is considering tougher enforcement on a 14-day quarantine to foreign travelers from countries it deems unsafe from the threat of coronavirus. Flickr / Giuseppe Milo
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Travelers from the U.S. and other countries with rising coronavirus case counts are likely to face a harsh reality (and quarantine) at international border control stations until their respective home nations enact policies to control the pandemic.
Ireland will consider strengthening measures at airports to implement 14-day quarantine restrictions on people travelling from abroad, its tourism minister said on Monday, following criticism by opposition politicians and tourism operators that visitors are not complying.
Ireland introduced the voluntary rule in April, and from late May required incoming travellers to provide the address where they will self-isolate. It plans to move to a
