travel ban
Anyone arriving in the UK from 30 Covid hotspots will soon have to quarantine in hotels. Scientists have been suggesting it since April.
UK residents will be required to follow the new rule. People leaving the country will also have to prove they have a "valid" reason.
But Boris Johnson has been accused of acting too slowly to prevent new variant of coronavirus from being imported.
So far ten European countries have closed borders to Britain amid fears about a new strain of the coronavirus ahead of Christmas week. A mutant strain sweeping across London and the South-East of England has prompted EU nations to start restricting inbound flights from the UK. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said there is no evidence the new variant causes more severe illness or higher mortality but it does appear to be passed on significantly more easily. He said the new strain could be up to 70% more transmissible than the old virus variant.
From food supplies to the vaccine, how life will be affected as borders close amid fears about a new strain of the coronavirus.
The Yemeni mother of a toddler being treated at a California hospital obtained a waiver to visit her son, Abdullah, Tuesday after her family’s story spread across social media.
'It stokes hatred and violates essential human rights'.
Venezuela and Chad are also on the list.
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