UK CLOSED

The UK will shut all of its remaining international travel corridors from 4am GMT on Monday until at least February 15, in a bid to shield the country from new coronavirus variants, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Friday.

The decision means that from next week, any UK-bound arrivals will have to self-isolate for 10 days as soon as they enter the country, unless they can provide a negative test result after five days in quarantine.

Passengers must also be able to provide a negative Covid-19 test 72 hours before leaving their country of origin, and a completed Passenger Locator Form, which airline staff will request before take-off.

The measures will be enforced with additional checks when passengers land and “substantial fines” for those refusing to comply, Johnson said during a coronavirus press conference.

“It is 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,” the PM said.

https://www.rt.com/uk/512694-uk-covid-travel-corridors-close/