UK Bans Passengers From Tanzania, Democratic Republic Of Congo To Control Spread Of COVID Variant

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By Reuters
January 22, 2021UK
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UK Bans Passengers From Tanzania, Democratic Republic Of Congo To Control Spread Of COVID Variant
Britain's Transport Secretary Grant Shapps leaves 10 Downing Street in London, on Feb. 13, 2020. (Peter Summers/Getty Images)

Britain is banning all arrivals from Tanzania and Democratic Republic of Congo from Friday to stop the spread of the South Africa COVID-19 variant, transport secretary Grant Shapps said in a tweet on Thursday.

“All passengers from these countries except British & Irish Nationals and third country nationals with residents rights will be denied entry,” Shapps wrote in his tweet.

By Aishwarya Nair

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