'Too soon' for people to book flights home for Christmas, says Varadkar

Mr Varadkar told the Dáil that he would not recommend people book their flights home. Picture: Leon Farrell/RollingNews.ie

Tánaiste Leo Varadkar says it is "too soon" for people to book flights home for Christmas.

Mr Varadkar told the Dáil that he would not recommend people book their flights home, despite new rules due to come into effect at the end of the month which would allow anyone to come home and cut their isolation period for five days if they receive a negative PCR test.