Travellers returning to the UK from Germany and Sweden will need to isolate for 14 days from 4am on Saturday because of a increase in coronavirus cases, it was announced on Thursday.
The Department for Transport said: “Germany and Sweden have been removed from the list of UK travel corridors, having been assessed by the Joint Biosecurity Centre as posing a heightened infection risk.
“Passengers arriving into the UK from Germany and Sweden from 4am on Saturday November 7 2020 will need to self-isolate for two weeks before then following domestic rules.
“The Government’s travel corridor policy remains a critical part of the Government’s Covid-19 response as it mitigates the risk of importing infections from abroad; this has not changed following the introduction of new restrictions in England.”
The announcement came on the day that England was plunged into a second national lockdown in a bid to stem the surge in coronavirus cases.
Foreign travel is banned under the new measures, except in exceptional circumstances or people travelling for work.
