Ireland fares well on Covid-19 isolation supports but further measures needed

Hiqa compared data from 19 countries to assess its international standing on Covid-19 isolation supports. File Picture.

Ireland fares well internationally on supports for individuals who need to self-isolate due to Covid-19 but falls down on monitoring and enforcement and should also expand available supports.

That’s according to a review of ‘self-isolation’ supports in 19 countries carried out by the Health Information and Quality Authority (Hiqa), which issued advice to the National Public Health Emergency Team (Nphet) on the issue earlier this month.