Britain said on Saturday it was immediately banning entry to visitors from Denmark in response to concern over outbreaks of coronavirus on Danish mink farms.
Britain on Saturday has said that it is immediately restricting the entry of visitors from Denmark in reaction to over the outbreaks of coronavirus on Danish mink farms which is a matter of concern.
Denmark has said the country will again witness a new lockdown with strict rules and have notified for a nationwide mink discard after authorities found a mutated coronavirus strain in the animals.
Britain took the immediate decision and on Thursday announced all travellers arriving from Denmark will have to self-isolate on arrival in Britain.
Now, after receiving further information from Danish health officials, it has imposed a total ban on arrivals from Denmark, except hauliers and freight.
“Visitors arriving into the UK from Denmark will not be permitted entry into the UK,” British transport minister Grant Shapps said on Twitter.
Shapps further added, “This decision to act quickly follows on from health authorities in Denmark reporting widespread outbreaks of coronavirus in mink farms.”
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Britain’s transport department said all non-British nationals or resident travellers who have been in or travelled through Denmark in the last 14 days would be denied entry in the country.
The present ban would be reviewed after a week.