GNB Desk): The British prime minister has announced all travel corridors will be closed and anyone who wants to arrive in the UK must have had a negative COVID test within 72 hours to be granted entry.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaking at a press conference on Friday said all travel corridors will be suspended from 4am on Monday and anyone who wishes to travel to the UK must have proof of a negative Covid-19 test in the previous 72 hours.
A self-isolation for 10 days is required for those granted entry,or five days if they get another negative test.
“It’s precisely because we have the hope of that vaccine and the risk of new strains coming from overseas that we must take additional steps now to stop those strains from entering the country, Johnson said in the conference.
“Yesterday we announced that we’re banning flights from South America and Portugal and to protect us against the risk from as-yet-unidentified strains we will also temporarily close all travel corridors from 0400 on Monday. “Following conversations with the devolved administrations we will act together so this applies across the whole of the UK, Prime Minister Johnson said in the conference.
UK would be stepping up its enforcement at its borders and in the country, after the emergence of Covid variants in the country, Mr Johnson added.
3.2 million people across the United Kingdom have been vaccinated against COVID-19. More than any other country in Europe, the UK government said.
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