UK issues blanket entry ban on all new arrivals from Denmark

UK issues blanket entry ban on all new arrivals from Denmark
UK issues blanket entry ban on all new arrivals from Denmark
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Written by Harry Johnson

Citing the concerns over a new strain of COVID-19, the UK government has issued a blanket travel ban denying entry to all new arrivals from Denmark.

The new British travelย banย applies to all people arriving either directly or indirectly from Denmark, and came into force early on Saturday morning.

British nationals and residents will be granted entry, but will have to undergo a 14-day quarantine.

On Friday, the British authorities excluded Denmark from the travel corridor list, meaning passengers arriving from the country could no longer skip a period of self-isolation after touching down on British soil.

The decision follows the discovery of a new strain of Covid-19 that has spread across mink farms in Denmark and already infected some humans. The State Serum Institute, which deals with infectious diseases in the country, has identified 214 people with the new variant of the coronavirus.

The country has decided to cull the entire herd of mink, which number an estimated 15 to 17 million, as a precaution. Denmark is one of the worldโ€™s largest producers of mink furs. Danish scientists believe the new strain may have increased resistance to future Covid-19 vaccines. The emergence of the new strain is also being investigated by the World Health Organization.

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Harry Johnson has been the assignment editor for eTurboNews for mroe than 20 years. He lives in Honolulu, Hawaii, and is originally from Europe. He enjoys writing and covering the news.

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