Covid 19 updates
30th November 2021
On Saturday 27 November Prime Minister Boris Johnson held a press briefing where he confirmed new temporary and precautionary measures following the emergence of the Omicron variant in the UK. The following measures will be introduced from 4:00am Tuesday 30 November as a precaution to slow down the spread of the variant. The measures will be reviewed again in three weeks.
- From 04:00am on 30 November 2021 all travellers arriving into the UK must take a PCR test provided by a private test provider on or before day 2 and self-isolate until they receive a negative result (lateral flow tests will no longer be accepted). Individuals must self-isolate in their home or the place they are staying until they receive their test result. Those who test positive, must isolate for 10 days. If PCR test results are delayed, individuals must self-isolate until their test result is known or until day 14 after arrival, whichever is sooner.
- All contacts of suspected Omicron cases must self-isolate, regardless of their vaccination status. They will be contacted by NHS Test and Trace.
- From 4:00am Tuesday 30 November face coverings will be compulsory in England in shops and other settings such as banks, post offices and hairdressers, as well as on public transport unless individuals are exempt from doing so.
Red list update
Since Friday and there have been updates to the UK’s red list of countries and territories.
- South Africa, Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Namibia and Zimbabwe were added to the UK red list at 12.00 midday Friday 26 November.
- Angola, Malawi, Mozambique and Zambia were added to the UK red list at 4:00am Sunday 28 November