UK travellers banned from entering Germany
Coronavirus chronicle
22 May, 2021, 06:15 pm
Last modified: 22 May, 2021, 06:21 pm
German citizens and residents, as well as those in extraordinary circumstances, can still enter - but they will be subjected to a two-week quarantine
People travel through Waterloo railway station during the morning rush hour as coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions continue to ease throughout the country, London, Britain, May 19, 2021. REUTERS/Toby Melville/File Photo
Travellers from the United Kingdom will be unable to enter Germany as of Sunday unless they hold German citizenship or are residents of Germany.
The decision was made in response to an increase in cases of the Indian variant in the United Kingdom, reports the BBC.
German citizens and residents, as well as those in extraordinary circumstances, can still enter - but they will be subjected to a two-week quarantine.
In Germany, the Indian variant currently makes up about 2% of new infections. But there are fears that if it spreads here, as it has in parts of the UK, the recent progress fighting the pandemic could be undermined.
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