Italy. One of the 15 nations you don’t need to isolate for 14 on return to Ireland. The government are advising against all essential travel except the green list or ‘Normal Precautions list’. What is the experience like of air travel during the pandemic. Italy now has a lower R rate than us but was the world Covid 19 epicentre in the spring, with a total lockdown and the army stepping in to remove body bags from make shift morgues. How is Italy now and what can Ireland learn?

Join Henry McKean over the next 24 hours on Newstalk on his journey to Rome wearing a mask and meeting people along the way.