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Passengers sit beneath a testing centre sign in the terminal building of Manchester Airport amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Manchester, Britain, Dec. 3, 2020. Phil Noble/Reuters File Photo
The United Kingdom said on Thursday it would extend a ban on travelers entering England to southern African countries in a measure to prevent the spread of a new COVID-19 variant identified in South Africa.
The restriction will go into effect on Saturday and remain in place for two weeks, the government said in a statement.
