Harris: Authorities have power to ensure people self-isolate if diagnosed with Covid-19

The Minister said he had signed a statutory instrument, a piece of secondary legislation, a week and a half ago.

Minister for Health Simon Harris has said that the authorities have the power to ensure that people self-isolate if they are diagnosed with the coronavirus.

“I don't want to engage in hysteria by outlining measures too bluntly, but the reality is Covid-19 is now a notifiable disease, this is a normal public health precaution we take, we would have done the same with Sars,” he told RTÉ radio’s News at One.