Covid-19: Britain adds 4 more countries to travel ban list
London,
Apr
2:
The
British
government
is
adding
four
more
countries
-
Bangladesh,
Kenya,
Pakistan
and
the
Philippines
-
to
its
travel
ban
list
amid
concerns
over
new
variants
of
the
coronavirus.
The
Department
for
Transport
said
the
latest
restrictions
will
take
effect
in
England
from
April
9.
Under the terms of the travel bans, international visitors who have departed from or traveled through through the countries in the preceding 10 days will be refused entry into England.
British and Irish nationals, and those who have residence rights in the UK, can enter but must quarantine in a government-approved hotel for 10 days, at their own expense.
When the four countries are added, there will be a total of 39 nations on the government''s so-called "red list." They include Brazil and South Africa, where two of the variants of the virus have been identified.
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The other nations of the UK - Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland - have similar lists to those that apply in England.