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April 2, 2021
The countries have been added to England’s red list amid concerns about new Covid-19 variants, such as those first identified in South Africa and Brazil.
From 4am on Friday, April 9, international visitors who have departed from or transited through the Philippines, Pakistan, Kenya, and Bangladesh in the previous 10 days will be refused entry into England.
The DfT said only British and Irish citizens, or those with residence rights in the UK (including long-term visa holders), will be allowed to enter and they must stay in a Government-approved quarantine facility for 10 days.
No direct flight bans from the countries will be put in place but passengers are being advised to check their travel plans before departing for England.
During their stay, passengers will be required to take a coronavirus test on or before day two and on or after day eight, and they will not be allowed to shorten their quarantine period on receipt of a negative test result.
They will also not be able to end their managed quarantine early through the Test to Release scheme.
The latest restrictions take the total number of countries on England’s red list to 39.
Earlier this month, Mauritius and Portugal were removed from the red list while Oman, Ethiopia, Qatar, and Somalia were added.
Source: BBC
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