Lifting of US travel ban is a sign the pandemic is nearing an end, says Taoiseach

Micheál Martin and New York governor Kathy Hochul talk to reporters after their meeting in New York yesterday. Picture: Seth Wenig/AP

The Taoiseach has said the proposed lifting of the US travel ban is a sign the pandemic is nearing an end.

Speaking in New York, Micheál Martin said the US decision would be “a fillip” to the people of Europe.