Travel ban to UK extended to more countries amid coronavirus (COVID-19)

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The Department for Transport (DfT) has confirmed that from 29 January 2021 at 1 pm, individuals who have been in or transited through the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Burundi and Rwanda in the last ten days will not be granted access to the UK in a bid to curb the spread of a coronavirus (COVID-19) variant first identified in South Africa. This travel ban does extend to British and Irish Nationals, or third country nationals with residence rights in the UK, who will be able to enter the UK but are required to self-isolate for ten days on arrival along with their household—they cannot be released from self-isolation through Test to Release. The DfT emphasised that any exemptions usually in place will not apply, including for business travel.