Ten southern African countries were added to the UK’s red list at the weekend, chiefly South Africa, while Day 2 PCR testing will return from 4am on Tuesday (30 November). Arrivals will have to isolate until the receive the result of their test.
Three cases of Omicron have so far been detected in England, while the Scottish government revealed on Monday morning (29 November) it had identified six – four in the Lanarkshire area, and two in the Greater Glasgow and Clyde region.