UK-bound travelers must show negative COVID-19 test at border
Travelers face a hefty fine if they do not show proof of a negative COVID-19 test
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}All international travelers landing in the U.K. will be mandated to show a negative COVID-19 test result upon arrival.
The new regulations require all passengers traveling into the U.K. to show proof of a negative coronavirus test taken 72 hours prior to departure. Passengers who are unable to show proof of a negative COVID-19 test will be fined $678 (500 pounds), the U.K. Department of Transport announced Friday.
What's more, anyone traveling from a country that’s not on the U.K.’s travel list will have to quarantine for 10 days, despite proof of negative test results.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The U.K.'s Department of Transport is requiring all international travelers to show proof of a negative COVID-19 test result from within 72-hours of travel. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)
The new rules are the latest regulations enacted in the U.K. to bolster health and safety efforts, and to thwart a new strain of COVID-19 increasingly spreading in the U.K. and elsewhere.
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"Pre-departure testing will protect travel and will provide an additional layer of safety from imported cases of coronavirus on top of the mandatory 10-day self-isolation for arrivals, helping identify people who may currently be infectious and preventing them from traveling to England," a statement posted by England’s Department of Transport read.
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The U.K. enforced a second round of national lockdowns on Jan. 6 requiring residents to stay at home unless there is a need for essential travel, such as work.
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}More countries have been heightening safety measures to prevent the spread of the more contagious variant of COVID-19 first discovered in the U.K. For instance, the U.S. in December announced it would require airline passengers from Britain to get a negative COVID-19 test prior to flights.
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"If a passenger chooses not to take a test, the airline must deny boarding to the passenger," the CDC said in its statement regarding the new U.S. requirement.