Politicians need to take ‘peace process’ approach to ending pandemic across the island – Scally

Health experts also called for a mandatory 14-day quarantine for incoming travellers to stop the spread of new strains of the virus.

The North and Republic must harmonise Covid-19 response. Two approaches to coronavirus testing and contact tracing are dangerously incompatible, says Dr Gabriel Scally. File Picture: Sam Boal / RollingNews.ie

Politicians north and south of the border should set aside their “prejudices” as their predecessors did to secure the peace process, leading public health expert Professor Gabriel Scally has said.

The professor of public health said he was “extraordinarily disappointed” with politicians for failing to grasp the opportunity to take an all-island approach to containing Covid-19.