Maureen O Hare and Lauren Kent, CNN • Updated 28th January 2021
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(CNN) British people arriving home from 30 high risk countries will have to undergo a 10-day hotel quarantine at their own expense, as the United Kingdom tightens border controls to try to curb one of the world s worst Covid-19 outbreaks.
Announcing the measure, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said that the tougher new rules would apply to travelers from red list countries where we have particular concern about new variants.
Non-UK residents will be refused entry, while British citizens and permanent residents will be picked up straight from the airport and transferred to government-provided accommodation where they will begin their mandatory stay.
In March last year, the UK government said it.
Posted: Jan 26, 2021 9:34 AM
Updated: Jan 27, 2021 12:45 AM
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In March last year, the UK government said it was hopeful the country could cap its coronavirus deaths at 20,000. It was a bleak target to set, but one the nation came to begrudgingly accept.
Ten months on, Prime Minister Boris Johnson delivered a somber public briefing Tuesday, in which he announced the country could now count more than 100,000 people as its Covid-19 dead, in what he called a grim statistic.
A surge in case numbers that began in December has pushed hospitals to the brink. ICU workers say they have been forced to dilute their care and describe mental health struggles under unprecedented pressure.
Published Tuesday, January 26, 2021 12:23PM EST (CNN) In March last year, the UK government said it was hopeful the country could cap its coronavirus deaths at 20,000. It was a grim target to set, but one the nation came to begrudgingly accept. Now, 10 months on, the country counts more than 100,000 people as its Covid-19 dead, government data showed Tuesday. The UK has earned the dishonor of having one of the worst per capita death rates in the world. A surge in case numbers that began in December has pushed hospitals to the brink. ICU workers say they have been forced to dilute their care and describe mental health struggles under unprecedented pressure.
Covid travel rules: Spain won t be open to tourists until the end of summer 2021
The Spanish PM said the majority of the population would have to be vaccinated first, according to reports
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