Niall Conroy: Forget diplomacy, it’s time to strong-arm the virus

Mandatory hotel quarantine is an essential pillar of Covid-19 prevention, but our diluted attempt at it is like using half an umbrella in a monsoon

The Crowne Plaza Hotel Santry in Dublin, one of the locations being used for mandatory hotel quarantine, on the first day that passengers from high-risk countries must undergo quarantine last Friday. Credit: RollingNews