'Real need' for North/South dialogue about travel restrictions, says Dr Gabriel Scally

Dr Gabriel Scally, President of the Public Health section of the Royal Society of Medicine, has said there is a “real need” for North/South dialogue about Covid-19 testing and the need for travel restrictions.

Dr Gabriel Scally, President of the Public Health section of the Royal Society of Medicine and author of the Scally report into the CervicalCheck service, has said there is a “real need” for North/South dialogue about Covid-19 testing and the need for travel restrictions.

Dr Scally told RTÉ radio’s Today programme that Ireland has an opportunity to get down to zero cases, but that cannot happen with new cases coming into the country through air ports and ferry ports.