COVID-19: More countries added to UK travel ‘red list’
Written by News on 28/01/2021
Travel to the UK from the United Arab Emirates, Burundi and Rwanda will be banned as the government takes further action to prevent the spread of the COVID variant first found in South Africa.
From 1pm on Friday, non-British or Irish passengers who have been in or transited through those countries in the last 10 days will no longer be granted access to the UK.
British and Irish nationals, or other nationals with residence rights in the UK, will still be able to enter the country but will have to self-isolate for 10 days at home.
They will not have the option to reduce their isolation period with a negative COVID test.
Any travel exemptions usually in place, including for business travel, will not apply.
There will also be a ban on direct passenger flights from the UAE, which is made up of seven emirates including Abu Dhabi and Dubai.
The government said it took the decision to add three more countries to the UK’s travel “red list” due to concerns the South African variant may have spread to the UAE, Burundi and Rwanda.
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