Bulgaria has banned UK travellers from getting into the nation due to concerns in regards to the rising number of coronavirus cases in Britain.
The ban comes into force on Monday (July 19), the same day Bulgaria moves to the UK’s green travel list, meaning quarantine-free travel for passengers arriving in the UK from Bulgaria.
The southeast European nation has put the UK on its high risk “red zone list” along with Cyprus, Spain, Fiji and Kuwait, health minister Stoycho Katsarov confirmed.
It will mean that only Bulgarian citizens, long-term residents and their immediate family members will be eligible to enter the country from the UK.
Previously, the UK had been in Bulgaria’s amber zone, meaning travellers were welcome if they were fully vaccinated, had recovered from the virus, or had a recent negative PCR test.
Aviation analyst Alex Macheras indicated that Bulgaria may be the first of many countries to refuse entry to British travellers as the coronavirus rate continue to rise.
He said: “Most countries around the world implement travel bans on other countries based on COVID-19 numbers, rates or variants.
Courtesy: sky news
