Travellers from South America “must self-isolate and get tested”

Travellers who have arrived from or transited through these South American countries in the last 14 days must self-isolate for 10 days when they arrive in Northern Ireland.

Their household must also isolate for 10 days.

Travellers who have returned from South America should also arrange to have a test.

And whether or not they have symptoms, they should contact their GP or Out-of-Hours service to arrange testing.

South American countries

Argentina

Brazil

Bolivia

Chile

Cape Verde

Colombia

Ecuador

French Guiana

Guyana

Paraguay

Panama

Portugal

Peru

Suriname

Uruguay

Venezuela

A Departmental spokesperson said, “This precautionary measure is in response to the emergence of Covid-19 variants in these countries.

“Work is ongoing to understand the effect of the variants on disease characteristics such as transmissibility.”

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