UK announces further travel restrictions amid new Covid strains

UK announces further travel restrictions amid new Covid strains

By Naveel Krishant
Saturday 16/01/2021
[Photo: Getty Image]

The UK is to close all travel corridors from Monday to protect against unidentified Covid strains.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson declared all arrivals to the UK must have proof of a negative test in the previous 72 hours and then immediately go into a 10-day isolation period, until they test negative after five days.

The border controls come almost a year since Britain first went into lockdown.

Criticism was again aimed at Mr Johnson and his government for again acting too slowly.

More than 2 million people have died because of COVID-19 worldwide.

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