Dr. Ronan Glynn:

NPHET has been as clear as it possibly can be on the issue of international travel. We do not want non-essential travellers coming into this country. We have been clear on that for months. It has happened, although obviously the volume of travel has been way down, which is welcome. There is no doubt that travel continues to play a role in the transmission of this disease in this country and will make it more difficult to maintain suppression over time. That is particularly the case in light of the new variants.