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The Dublin government says it will work with the Stormont Executive on ways to tighten travel restrictions at Irish ports and airports.
It's after 77 new Covid-19 deaths were confirmed in the Republic on Monday - the highest daily number - bringing the total there to 687.
There has also been controversy over almost 200 workers being flown into Dublin last week to pick fruit for a local firm.
A statement's been issued by an Irish government sub-committee on Covid-19:
"The Cabinet sub-committee on Covid met today to discuss long-term care facilities, testing and overseas travel.
"The sub-committee discussed options to tighten travel restrictions at ports and airports. Ireland needs to find a balance which allows the airports and ports to stay open, in order to allow the movement of supplies, essential workers, and for Irish citizens to be able to return home, but which also minimises the risk of transmission of the virus, including the requirement for people arriving into Ireland to self-restrict their movements for 14 days.
"The sub-committee discussed a range of options to see whether there is a better way of achieving those objectives on travel. These will now be discussed further with Cabinet, and with the administration in Northern Ireland, before a final decision is made. "
A further 77 coronavirus-related deaths have been confirmed in the Republic of Ireland - the highest daily death toll - bringing the total to - 687 pic.twitter.com/u3f7wbJm3N
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A further 13 coronavirus fatalities were earlier confirmed in Northern Ireland, bringing the death toll to 207.
Health minister Robin Swann said revised modelling suggests a "reasonable worst case scenario" of 1,500 deaths here in the first 20 weeks of the pandemic.
Health Minister @RobinSwannMoH says the executive will be looking at steps NI can take to come out of lockdown, however, does not want to give any timeline or dates yet, as it is too soon. pic.twitter.com/3gVaNpXbBi
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