British Health Minister Sajid Javid said that all travelers coming to England will be required to take a Corona test before departing there, and at the same time the government added Nigeria to the travel red list.
And the British “PA Media” agency quoted Javid as saying that the government decided to act after receiving new data about the spread of the “Omicron” strain, which appeared
In South Africa.
“Whenever we found out about this new strain, our strategy was to buy time. We always said we would act quickly if the new data required it,” he said, adding, “In recent days, we have learned of a large number of increasing cases associated with travel with Nigeria.”
“There are already 27 cases in England and this number is rising. Nigeria is now second only to South Africa in terms of the number of cases,” he noted.
Omicron cases.
It is noteworthy that under the new rules, from 4 am tomorrow, Monday, British and Irish citizens will be allowed to
Only those from Nigeria can enter the country and must be isolated in a government-run quarantine hotel.
Also, from 4am on Tuesday, any travelers coming into the UK from countries not on the red list will be required to
Conducting a corona examination before leaving the country from which he is coming from, a maximum of 48 hours before departure, regardless of receiving the vaccination.
.