Countries are tightening travel restrictions as the Omicron variant continues to spread.
The World Health Organisation has now identified the mutated strain in over 30 countries across the globe.
The "variant of concern" has led the UK government to reintroduce tougher restrictions as 10 countries have been added to the red list.
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Visitors from South Africa, Namibia, Lesotho, Botswana, Eswatini, Zimbabwe, Angola, Malawi, Mozambique and Zambia all face the stricter measures.
Anyone returning from a red list country will need to stay in a managed quarantine hotel for 10 days at the cost of £2,235 per traveller.
Transport Secretary Grant Shapps made the announcement on November 29 and said he will review the measures 3 weeks after this date.
We've gathered some of the countries that could be at risk of moving to the red list, including where the Omicron variant has been detected - and places displaying a high number of overall cases.
Where has Omicron been detected?
The Omicron variant has been identified in at least 33 countries across the globe and the warning from WHO has warned the risk from the spread of the mutated strain is "very high"
The countries were the Omicron variant had been identified, as of December 2, include:
Australia, Austria, Belgium, Botswana, Brazil, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Hong Kong, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Mozambique, Netherlands, Nigeria, Norway, Portugal, Reunion, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UAE, UK and the US.
Which countries have the worst Covid rates?
All case numbers are correct as of December 2, via New York Times.
- Cayman Islands (229 cases per 100,000 people)
- Slovakia (201)
- Andorra (185)
- Czech Republic (171)
- Belgium (159)
- Channel Islands (132)
- Liechtenstein (131)
- Netherlands (122)
- Austria (121)
- Isle of Man (116)
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