The UK is setting a sensational pace in vaccinating against the coronavirus.
And: Out of concern about the corona mutations, travelers now have to be prepared for tough rules.
Great Britain wants to prevent the introduction of coronavirus mutations by all means.
The British government is now announcing particularly tough corona rules for entry.
The new strategy is based on the concern that the new corona variants will be more resistant to the available vaccines.
Munich / London - quarantine, three negative corona tests and the costs must be borne by travelers themselves.
The UK government has introduced tough new rules for entering the UK.
Specifically: In the future, people who travel to Great Britain will have to present a negative corona test upon arrival and two other tests during a ten-day quarantine.
The Ministry of Health announced this Tuesday (February 9) in London.
Corona in Great Britain - hotel quarantine and tests - so tough are the entry regulations
The other corona tests should therefore be carried out on day two and day eight of the quarantine.
Travelers have to pay for the costs themselves.
British Health Secretary Matt Hancock wanted to present further details in Parliament.
Already now, anyone entering the UK must present a negative test result no older than 72 hours upon arrival.
If you arrive without a test, you have to
pay a fine of 500 British pounds (about 570 euros)
- as
reported by the
BBC
.
Corona pandemic in Great Britain: Because of mutations - tough rules for entry
With the measure, London wants to further reduce the risk of virus mutants being introduced.
There are already strict rules for entry from 33 mainly South American and African countries.
Only British nationals and residents of the UK are still allowed to enter from these countries.
From next week (February 15) they will have to spend their quarantine time in a hotel.
Even more: passengers have to stay in their hotel rooms for ten days and are only allowed to leave if accompanied by security forces.
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Because: In Great Britain, the Corona variation B.1.1.7 - also known as the British Corona mutation - is spreading further.
The South African variant (B.1.351) has already appeared.
More than 100 cases have been discovered
, according to the
BBC
.
Corona: fear of virus mutants in the UK
Studies with the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine suggest that it offers "minimal protection" against the South African variant.
Professor Andrew Pollard, Director of the Oxford Vaccine Group, told
BBC Radio 4
that the results were “expected” because the virus “introduces mutations ... to keep it spreading in populations that have some immunity ".
As long as there was some immunity to prevent serious illness, hospitalizations and even more deaths, the UK would do well in the pandemic, Pollard said.
Over 12 million people in Great Britain have already been vaccinated against Corona (as of February 8).
The British Ministry of Health announced on its website that the second dose of vaccine was received by more than 500,000.
In Germany, too, there is growing concern about the new corona mutations, which are more resistant to the currently available corona vaccines.
Bavaria is alarmed about the situation in the Austrian Tyrol and wants to close the borders if necessary, as Merkur.de * reports.
(ml with material from dpa) * Merkur.de is part of the Ippen digital network
