A Sinn Fein proposal to temporarily ban travel from Britain on Monday failed to pass through the Northern Ireland (NI) Assembly in a divided vote, as over 40 countries cut off travel to the UK after a new variant of the CCP virus was identified in the South of England.
As a compromise, the NI executive unanimously supported a proposal by Health Minister Robin Swann, which advises against non-essential travel, and asks new arrivals from Britain and the Republic of Ireland to self-isolate for 10 days.
