Six southern African countries have been added to the UK government’s red list due to fears over a new Covid-19 variant.
The FCDO issued new advice on Friday (Credit: Sincerely Media/Unsplash)
From midday Friday (26 November), South Africa, Botswana, Lesotho, Eswatini, Zimbabwe and Namibia will be added to the list.
Non-UK and Irish residents who have been in these countries in the previous 10 days will be refused entry into England.
Passengers arriving from 4am Sunday (28 November) in England will be required to book and pay for a government-approved hotel quarantine facility for 10 days.
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