75 cases of Covid-19 detected among those in hotel quarantine

Some 1,567 have completed their stay in mandatory hotel quarantine of the 2,511 people who had entered the process, the Dáil has been told. 

Members of the Irish Defence Forces escort passengers with luggage from high risk countries to their bus outside Terminal 2 in Dublin Airport to be brought to mandatory hotel quarantine. Photograph: Leah Farrell / RollingNews.ie

Pharmacists will be involved in vaccinating pregnant women and all housebound people will receive their jab by the end of next week.

There are now fewer than 500 housebound people who are still awaiting their first dose of a Covid vaccine, the Dáil has heard.