Department of Health quizzed on infection risks of bus and air travel

The Department of Health has declined to say whether or not there is a distinction between air travel and other forms of public transport in terms of the danger of spreading Covid-19 infection.

The news comes as Ireland’s consumer watchdog, the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC), released guidelines regarding the sale and specifications of different grades of face mask, and warned that it would be testing them in order to ensure quality of standards.