U.S. testing czar doesn't believe U.K. travel ban is necessary yet despite new COVID-19 variant

direct to your inbox Under the third lockdown, the UK government has imposed tighter coronavirus restrictions on travel. The country is now subject to a stay at home order, meaning everyone must remain at their primary residence except for "reasonable excuses" as listed by the government.

As of late Saturday, the nation has surpassed 350,000 deaths from coronavirus. At least 350,214 deaths have been reported since the start of the pandemic, Johns Hopkins University said.

direct to your inboxFlights between Britain and Norway will be allowed to resume from Saturday (January 2) after the country lifted its ban on UK arrivals. The Norwegian government moved to suspend travel from Britain on December 21 after it was revealed the UK had a rapidly growing numbers of cases of a new highly infectious strain of coronavirus.

Public health officials in Colorado confirmed the first case of a new coronavirus variant in the United States that was first discovered in Britain weeks ago, prompting a new set of lockdowns.  The state informed the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) about the case.  "The health and safety of Coloradans is our top priority and we will closely monitor this case, as well as all COVID-19 indicators, very closely," Gov. Jared Polis said in a statement.

Jonas is currently in the UK, shooting for her upcoming Hollywood film Text For You. The schedule began in November and was scheduled to end in January 2021.

direct to your inboxA travel ban has been introduced for passengers arriving from South Africa to England.It comes after two cases of another new strain of Covid-19 linked to the country were identified in the UK.From 9am on Christmas Eve (Thursday), visitors arriving in England who have been in or transited through South Africa in the previous 10 days will not be permitted entry.Direct flights will be banned, the Department for Transport said.The ban excludes cargo and freight without

Boris Johnson, introduced Tier 4 restrictions for 17 million people in London and parts of the Home Counties from midnight on Saturday, which saw all but non-essential shops close and people being told not to travel for Christmas.Get the latest updates from across Greater Manchester direct to your inbox with the free MEN newsletterYou can sign up very simply by following the instructions hereThe French ports were shut after the Tier 4 measures were introduced as a new highly-transmissible

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo — spooked like much of nation at a more infectious Covid-19 strain identified in the U.K. – asked the federal government to require that airlines test all passengers on U.S.-bound flights.

direct to your inboxHospital bosses in Greater Manchester are meeting today (December 21) for a rapid review of testing, site access and visiting rules in light of a new variant of coronavirus in the UK.Northern Care Alliance (NCA) - the NHS group which runs hospitals and other health care services in Salford, Bury, Oldham and Rochdale - will today decide whether its infection prevention control measures must be strengthened.It comes after Prime Minister Boris Johnson revealed that the new

This upcoming Christmas is not looking as cheery as previous years. With lockdown restrictions having tightened across the UK, and the coronavirus pandemic still reigning on, we will all be striving to have as much festive fun as possible despite all the limitations.