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Updated January 15, 2021
File photo: Passengers line up at a Covid-19 test centre at Frankfurt International Airport in Frankfurt am Main, western Germany, on December 19, 2020, amid the ongoing novel coronavirus / COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo by Armando BABANI / AFP)
Germany on Friday passed two million coronavirus cases as a World Health Organization emergency committee readied to issue advice on stemming the spread of new, more contagious strains of the disease.
The surge in Europe’s biggest economy came as countries on the continent again tightened restrictions, with Portugal entering a fresh lockdown and Britain requiring negative tests for entry.
Despite the rollout of vaccines India’s mammoth programme will begin on Saturday many nations are doubling down on efforts to stall a pandemic that has now claimed almost two million lives.
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File photo: Passengers line up at a Covid-19 test centre at Frankfurt International Airport in Frankfurt am Main, western Germany, on December 19, 2020, amid the ongoing novel coronavirus / COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo by Armando BABANI / AFP)
Germany on Friday passed two million coronavirus cases as a World Health Organization emergency committee readied to issue advice on stemming the spread of new, more contagious strains of the disease.
The surge in Europe’s biggest economy came as countries on the continent again tightened restrictions, with Portugal entering a fresh lockdown and Britain requiring negative tests for entry.
Despite the rollout of vaccines India’s mammoth programme will begin on Saturday many nations are doubling down on efforts to stall a pandemic that has now claimed almost two million lives.
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Passengers check their flights at a departure information board at Frankfurt International Airport in Frankfurt am Main, western Germany, on Dec. 21, 2020. Agence France-Presse/Getty Images
England will require testing from all inbound travelers as France has warned that its restrictions on travelers from the U.K. will remain in place for the foreseeable future. This comes as a U.K. minister raised doubt about the efficacy of vaccines against the new, potent South African variant of the virus.
Travelers into the U.K., including the country’s citizens, will have to submit a coronavirus test taken in the three days before their departure before they are allowed into the country.
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Police escort a group of passengers from the airport’s Covid-19 testing center to their gate at Frankfurt International Airport in Frankfurt am Main, western Germany, on December 21, 2020, amid the ongoing novel coronavirus / COVID-19 pandemic. Germany and countries around the world have begun banning flights and travellers from the UK after a new strain of coronavirus was detected there.
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Germany on Tuesday extended a ban on arrivals from Britain and South Africa until January 6 after a new more infectious coronavirus strain appeared in the two countries.
“The transport ban covers passenger traffic by train, bus, ship, and flights directly from these countries,” the health ministry said in a statement. “The order covers the period from December 22, 2020 until January 6, 2021.”
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Police escort a group of passengers from the airport’s Covid-19 testing center to their gate at Frankfurt International Airport in Frankfurt am Main, western Germany, on December 21, 2020, amid the ongoing novel coronavirus / COVID-19 pandemic. Germany and countries around the world have begun banning flights and travellers from the UK after a new strain of coronavirus was detected there.
Armando BABANI / AFP
Germany on Tuesday extended a ban on arrivals from Britain and South Africa until January 6 after a new more infectious coronavirus strain appeared in the two countries.
“The transport ban covers passenger traffic by train, bus, ship, and flights directly from these countries,” the health ministry said in a statement. “The order covers the period from December 22, 2020 until January 6, 2021.”