British Prime Minister said it will strengthen immigration management to prevent and control the new crown epidemic
Xinhua News Agency, London, January 27 (Reporter Zhang Jiawei Jin Jing) British Prime Minister Johnson said on the 27th that the United Kingdom will strengthen immigration management. Passengers from countries and regions that are at risk of spreading the mutated new crown virus must be quarantined at designated accommodation for 10 days after entry.
In order to prevent the mutated new coronavirus from spreading in the UK, the British government has recently included Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Portugal, South Africa and other countries and regions on the "red list", and banned travelers from these countries and regions from entering the UK.
However, this measure does not involve British citizens, Irish citizens, and people with the right of abode in the UK. These people must self-quarantine for 10 days after entering the UK from the aforementioned countries and regions.
Johnson said in the lower house of the British parliament on the 27th that the government will implement new regulations requiring travelers from "red list" countries and regions to be isolated for 10 days in government-designated hotels and other accommodations.
The relevant departments are preparing, and the measures will be implemented as soon as possible.
When talking about the current “foot-free” measures, Johnson said that the government still needs more data to judge how to adjust this measure. It is expected that the situation will become clearer in mid-February when the government will announce the results of the evaluation and make a step-by-step approach. Relax the plan for "foot-free" measures.
The epidemic data released by the British government on the 27th showed that there were 25,308 new confirmed cases of new crown in the country that day, and a total of 3715054 confirmed cases; 1725 new deaths and 101,887 deaths.