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Ireland requires travellers from high-risk countries stay in mandatory 12-day hotel quarantine at their own cost. Getty Images.
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A passenger is escorted to a bus to be taken from the airport in Dublin to the Crowne Plaza hotel for quarantine. Getty Images
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Airline passengers in Dublin leave the bus to enter the Crowne Plaza hotel to begin their period of quarantine. Image: Getty Images
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The Crowne Plaza hotel near Dublin airport, which is being used for 12-day quarantine. Getty Images
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Irish Army personnel leave the Crowne Plaza hotel after assisting in the transfer of airline passengers. Getty Images
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A bus leaves the Crowne Plaza hotel after dropping off airline passengers. Getty Images
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A view of a military presence at Dublin airport in March to ensure hotel quarantine is enforced. Getty Images
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Ireland requires travellers from high-risk countries stay in mandatory 12-day hotel quarantine at their own cost. Getty Images.
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A passenger is escorted to a bus to be taken from the airport in Dublin to the Crowne Plaza hotel for quarantine. Getty Images
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Airline passengers in Dublin leave the bus to enter the Crowne Plaza hotel to begin their period of quarantine. Image: Getty Images
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The Crowne Plaza hotel near Dublin airport, which is being used for 12-day quarantine. Getty Images
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Irish Army personnel leave the Crowne Plaza hotel after assisting in the transfer of airline passengers. Getty Images
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A bus leaves the Crowne Plaza hotel after dropping off airline passengers. Getty Images
Irish citizens in UAE say hotel quarantine in Ireland has caused big upset for families
As part of Covid-19 measures in Ireland, hotel guests undergo testing on the first and tenth days of quarantine
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