British tourists have been banned from travelling to 15 countries as Omicron cases continue to rise in the UK.
It comes as the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) believes the Omicron variant is causing around 200,000 new infections per day.
Yesterday, a further 1,576 cases of the Omicron variant were logged, bringing the total to 4,713.
The worrying increase in figures come as 15 countries, including Australia, New Zealand and China have tightened their borders, making it difficult to visit, Manchester Evening News Reports.
The full list of countries is Australia, Benin Bhutan, China, Falkland Islands, Indonesia, Israel, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, New Zealand, Suriname, Taiwan and Vietnam.
It comes as all 11 countries on England’s coronavirus travel red list will be removed from 4am on Wednesday, the government has announced.
Nations including Botswana, Nigeria, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe were added to the list last month after the Omicron variant was detected there.
But it has since emerged the variant is already being transmitted widely within the UK.
The 11 nations were Angola, Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
Yesterday, Prime Minister Boris Johnson confirmed the first UK death with the Omicron variant.
He told broadcasters at least one patient has died with the strain. Mr Johnson did not say where the death took place or any other details of the patient.
Earlier today, deputy PM Dominic Raab has sowed confusion by wrongly stating there are 250 people in hospital with Omicron - when the true figure is 10.
In a disastrous series of interviews, the top Tory first claimed the number of people hospitalised was 250 before revising it down to 9 in a later media appearance.
The true figure is 10, two sources confirmed to the Mirror.
It raises questions about whether there will be a need for fresh restrictions, with Boris Johnson refusing three times to rule out doing so before Christmas.
Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon could announce extra restrictions later today.
Mr Raab insisted there were no plans to bring in further restrictions on top of Plan B measures being voted on by MPs later today.
"We've got none planned," he said when asked about new Covid curbs.
The booster programme alongside Plan B is "where all our focus is", he added.
