{"id":8333,"date":"2021-01-12T08:16:54","date_gmt":"2021-01-12T08:16:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailykashmirpost.com\/eng\/?p=8333"},"modified":"2021-01-12T08:16:54","modified_gmt":"2021-01-12T08:16:54","slug":"as-imported-coronavirus-cases-rise-uk-imposes-fresh-travel-restrictions-on-uae","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailykashmirpost.com\/eng\/2021\/01\/12\/as-imported-coronavirus-cases-rise-uk-imposes-fresh-travel-restrictions-on-uae\/","title":{"rendered":"As imported coronavirus cases rise, UK imposes fresh travel restrictions on UAE"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><b>Passengers from UAE will need to self-isolate for 10 days<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Decision made following significant rise in imported COVID-19 infections<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr class=\"editorHr\" \/>\n<p class=\"\">The United Kingdom has<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/guidance\/coronavirus-covid-19-travel-corridors\" rel=\"nofollow\">\u00a0imposed<\/a>\u00a0travel restrictions on travellers from the United Arab Emirates following a concerning increase in confirmed COVID-19 cases, the UK Department of Transport said on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>From 4:00 today [Tuesday], travellers arriving in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland from the UAE will need to self-isolate for 10 days.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe decision has been made following a significant acceleration in the number of imported cases, along with the number of reported new cases over the past seven days, which have risen in the UAE by 52%.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>British transport minister Grant Shapps wrote in a tweet that latest data indicated the UAE should immediately be removed from the travel corridor list.<\/p>\n<div class=\"medium-insert-embeds\" contenteditable=\"false\">\n<figure>\n<div class=\"medium-insert-embed\">\n<div id=\"1348715271142440962\" class=\"embed_external_url tweetPost\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/index.html?creatorScreenName=Web%20Desk&amp;dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1348715271142440962&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.geo.tv%2Flatest%2F329511-uk&amp;siteScreenName=geonews_english&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=ed20a2b%3A1601588405575&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1348715271142440962\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"medium-insert-embeds-overlay\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Under existing rules, passengers arriving from all international destinations, including the UAE, are required to present a negative COVID-19 test result taken up to three days before departing for England or Scotland.<\/p>\n<p>The move came as Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Britain was in \u201ca race against time\u201d to roll out COVID-19 vaccines as deaths hit record highs and hospitals ran out of oxygen, and his top medical adviser said the pandemic\u2019s worst weeks were imminent.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, Abu Dhabi started Phase III clinical trials of Russia\u2019s Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine amid a surge in infections in the UAE.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, Britain said it would extend a ban on travellers entering England from South Africa to other southern African countries to prevent the spread of a variant of the coronavirus identified in South Africa.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Passengers from UAE will need to self-isolate for 10 days Decision made following significant rise in imported COVID-19 infections The United Kingdom has\u00a0imposed\u00a0travel restrictions on travellers from the United Arab Emirates following a concerning increase in confirmed COVID-19 cases, the UK Department of Transport said on Monday. 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