LIST OF 71 HIGH RISK COUNTRIES SUBJECTED TO MANDATORY HOTEL QUARANTINE UPON ARRIVAL IN IRELAND (Updated as of 4 May 2021)

LIST OF 71 HIGH RISK COUNTRIES SUBJECTED TO MANDATORY HOTEL QUARANTINE UPON ARRIVAL IN IRELAND

(Updated as of 4 May 2021)

• Malaysia is NOT affected by the newly updated list.

• However, anyone travelling from Malaysia and will transit in any port or airport in any of the countries as listed will be subjected to the mandatory hotel quarantine upon arrival in Ireland.

• The current travel advisory still stands. For more details, please refer to our update on 24 March 2021 and the following url:

https://www.gov.ie/.../3b8e1-mandatory-hotel-quarantine.../

https://www.citizensinformation.ie/.../hotel_quarantine.html

ADDITIONAL NOTE

• The Government of Ireland advises against all non-essential international travel. All travellers coming into Ireland must:

• complete a COVID-19 Passenger Locator Form; and

• provide evidence that you have a negative or ‘not detected’ result from a COVID-19 RT-PCR test carried out no more than 72 hours before you arrive into Ireland, or have evidence that you are exempt from this legal requirement

Further information on travelling to Ireland during the pandemic and the mandatory quarantine can be found at:

https://www.gov.ie/en/publication/b4020-travelling-to-ireland-during-the-covid-19-pandemic/

Thank you.

Embassy of Malaysia, Dublin, Ireland

4 May 2021