The United Kingdom has extended the ban on travellers
entering England to 11 African countries in a bid to prevent the spread of a
new COVID-19 variant identified in South Africa.
This was contained in a press statement titled, ‘Travel
restrictions update: South Africa ban extended, Israel (and Jerusalem)’ on the
UK’s government website.
It stated that the restriction will take effect on Saturday
and remain in place for two weeks.
It was gathered that the UK had on December 23, 2020,
imposed a travel ban on South Africa.
Part of the statement read, “Entry into England will be
banned to those who have travelled from or through any southern African country
in the last 10 days, including Namibia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Eswatini, Zambia,
Malawi, Lesotho, Mozambique and Angola – as well as Seychelles and Mauritius.
“This does not
include British and Irish Nationals, longer-term visa holders and permanent
residents, who will be able to enter but are required to self-isolate for 10
days on arrival along with their household.
“The government has therefore also removed Botswana,
Seychelles and Mauritius from the travel corridor list, with the changes coming
into place from 4am on Saturday 9 January 2021.
“Any exemptions usually in place – including for those
related to employment – will not apply and those British nationals arriving
into England from the other southern African countries, Seychelles and
Mauritius after 4am on Saturday 9 January cannot be released from
self-isolation through Test to Release. People sharing a household with anyone
self-isolating from these countries will also have to self-isolate for 10 days.
“Ministers have also removed Israel (and Jerusalem) from the
government’s travel corridor list, as data from the Joint Biosecurity Centre
and Public Health England has indicated a significant change in both the level
and pace of confirmed cases of coronavirus. The decision to remove Israel (and
Jerusalem) has been made following a sustained and accelerating increase in
COVID-19 cases per 100,000 of the population, similar in trajectory to the UK.”
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