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In response to prevent the spread of the new COVID – 19 variant identified in South Africa , the United Kingdom has extended the ban on travellers entering England to 11 African countries.
This was contained in a press statement titled , ‘ Travel restrictions update: South Africa ban extended, Israel ( and Jerusalem )’ on the UK ’s government website .
It stated that the restriction will take come into effect on Saturday and would last for two weeks .
The UK was gathered to had on December 23 , 2020 , imposed a travel ban on South Africa .
The statement read in part , “Entry into England will be banned to those who have travelled from or through any southern African country in the last 10 days , including Namibia , Zimbabwe , Botswana , Eswatini , Zambia , Malawi , Lesotho, Mozambique and Angola – as well as Seychelles and Mauritius .
“This does not include British and Irish Nationals , longer- term visa holders and permanent residents , who will be able to enter but are required to self- isolate for 10 days on arrival along with their household .
“The government has therefore also removed Botswana , Seychelles and Mauritius from the travel corridor list , with the changes coming into place from 4 am on Saturday 9 January 2021 .
“Any exemptions usually in place – including for those related to employment – will not apply and those British nationals arriving into England from the other southern African countries, Seychelles and Mauritius after 4 am on Saturday 9 January cannot be released from self -isolation through Test to Release . People sharing a household with anyone self -isolating from these countries will also have to self – isolate for 10 days .
“ Ministers have also removed Israel ( and Jerusalem ) from the government ’s travel corridor list, as data from the Joint Biosecurity Centre and Public Health England has indicated a significant change in both the level and pace of confirmed cases of coronavirus . The decision to remove Israel ( and Jerusalem ) has been made following a sustained and accelerating increase in COVID – 19 cases per 100 ,000 of the population, similar in trajectory to the UK .”
Fatimah Oyesanmi
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