The UK government on Tuesday announced, The UAE has been added to a British list of nations with additional travel restrictions following growing concerns that imported variants of COVID-19 could be resistant to the nation’s main vaccine produced by AstraZeneca.
Downing Street is anticipated to introduce mandatory resort quarantines for 33 nations on the list, which includes the UAE.
Quarantines in hotels, or similar government-approved locations where travelers should self-isolate, have been touted as a successful strategy for lowering COVID-19 transmission following successful efforts in Singapore, Taiwan, Australia, and New Zealand.
The so-called “red list” applies to nations deemed to be high risk due to rates of COVID-19 infections. The new measures will imply that flights to the UK from these destinations are suspended.
The only arrivals permitted from “red list” nations are British and Irish nationals or those with UK residence rights.
The hotel quarantine will come into effect from Feb. 15, with room booking available from Feb. 11.
