Germany becomes the latest European country to ban most travelers from Britain

Tuesday, December 21, 2021

Germany has joined the list to become the latest European country to ban most travelers from Britain, in order to curb the spread of the Omicron variant.

However, German nationals and residents will still be allowed to enter from the UK.

These travelers must show a negative test result and quarantine for two weeks, irrespective of whether they have been vaccinated.

The measures came into effect on Sunday evening. France has already introduced similar restrictions as coronavirus infections went up in Britain.

The Robert-Koch-Institut (RKI) – a federal health agency – announced the new rules categorizing the UK as a virus variant area of concern, the highest Covid risk level.

Denmark, France, Norway and Lebanon have also been added to Germany’s high risk list and travel from those countries will also be restricted.

The decision was made by the RKI on Saturday, with the UK reporting 90,418 new Covid cases after days of record highs. On Sunday, a further 82,886 cases were reported.

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