UK Bans Travellers From India to Curb New CCP Virus Variant

UK Bans Travellers From India to Curb New CCP Virus Variant
Health workers keep vigil as passengers exit the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport upon their arrival from London in Mumbai on Dec. 22, 2020. Punit Paranjpe/AFP via Getty Images
Alexander Zhang
Updated:

The UK will ban travellers from India from Friday to prevent the spread of a new CCP virus variant first identified in that country, the government has announced.

Addressing the House of Commons, Health Secretary Matt Hancock said the government had made “the difficult but vital decision” to add India to the UK’s travel red list.