Ireland will double the quarantine period for arrivals that are not vaccinated or vaccinated some of the UK for up to 10 days but still plan to allow people to move more freely between the two countries from mid-July, the Minister of Transportation Eamon Ryan said.

The change was caused by the rapid spread of the more transmitted Delta variant in the UK, which delayed plans to lift most of the remaining 19 covid restrictions in the UK.

“It’s only to reflect worries about the Delta variant and to try and hold the development of the variant here as much as we can and give us time to issue a vaccine to give us the shoulders,” Ryan told reporters on Tuesday.

Ireland has the most stringent travel limit in the EU and his advice on non-essential trips will remain on July 19, 19 when adopting Covid-19 EU certificates and applying the same approach to England.

Padraic Halpin reported for Reuters that the arrival that was not vaccinated at this time had to present a negative test and self-quarantine for five days until they took the test after the second arrival. Tourists from England now have to take additional tests after being quarantined for 10 days.

Ryan said he hoped Quarantine 10 days for arrival who were not vaccinated or vaccinated some of England would only be the place until July 19.

He added that the figure of the falling Covid case meant Ireland was still on track to loosen the economic limit from July 5 when the pub and restaurant will be permitted to serve customers in the room for the first time.