NI Health Minister calls for greater north-south coordination in tracing international arrivals

Medical staff in the respiratory emergency department at Craigavon Area Hospital in Co Armagh, Northern Ireland. Picture: Press Association

The Northern Ireland Health Minister wants more cooperation between the Executive and the Irish Government in tracing international travellers to the island.

Robin Swann has written to Stephen Donnelly saying there are issues with the system in monitoring people who cross the border after arriving from an at-risk country.