Gardaí warn GMIT students about weekend travel as Covid numbers rise

Students at GMIT have been warned by Gardaí that there will be checks at the bus and train stations to ensure compliance with the 5km travel rule – as the HSE warned today of increasing numbers testing positive for Covid-19 in the Galway City student outbreaks.

The college emailed all students to inform them that management had a meeting with Gardaí in relation to students planning on travelling home at weekends.

While students are permitted to travel to and from GMIT for educational purposes when there are onsite classes, there are no onsite classes scheduled at the moment and therefore there should not be any travel for educational purposes.

“The Gardaí have notified us that there will be checks at the bus and train stations to implement the 5km travel rule, as well as checkpoints on the roads, and that fines will be given for any non-compliance with this rule,” the email reads.

Meanwhile students at the college were also told that following the Covid outbreak last week among GMIT students, numbers are still increasing.

“The HSE informs us that numbers testing Covid positive continue to rise,” the email reads.