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Britain bans entry to travellers from India as cases of new COVID-19 variant increase
April 20th 2021
The U.K. government said overnight travellers from India would be prohibited from entering the country after 0400 local time on Friday, April 23. Read More » Health secretary, Matt Hancock, said some 103 cases of a new COVID-19 variant, B1617, first identified in India, had been diagnosed across Britain and the vast majority of them had links to international travel. British nationals, residents and Irish nationals who had stayed in India would be allowed to return, but they will be required to spend 10 days in a managed quarantine hotel. Four airlines offer nonstop flights between India and the U.K. – Air India, British Airways, Virgin Atlantic and Vistara. India is experiencing a surge in COVID-19 cases with a record 273,810 people diagnosed with the coronovirus yesterday, according to official figures.
