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April Roach

UK coronavirus LIVE: UK slaps travel ban on visitors from Denmark over mink strain as England enters first weekend of lockdown

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps who announced a travel ban on travelers from Denmark this morning

(Picture: AFP via Getty Images)

A travel ban on visitors from Denmark has been announced by the government in the wake of widespread outbreaks of coronavirus in the country's mink farms.

All non-British national or resident travellers who have been in or transited through Denmark in the last 14 days will be denied entry into the UK.

Transport Minister Grant Shapps announced the move shortly after 2am GMT on Saturday, less than two hours before they took effect. 

The measure came as England entered its first weekend since the new lockdown announced by Prime Minister Boris Johnson came into effect on Thursday.

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