Covid: India joins UK's 'red list' as travel ban begins

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UK and Irish nationals arriving from India must quarantine in a government-approved hotel, as new coronavirus travel curbs come into force.

India joined the UK’s “red list” on Friday, effectively banning travel.

The country has seen soaring infection rates, a rapidly rising death toll and the discovery of a new virus variant.

Travel to England is banned for people who have been in red-list countries in the past 10 days, except UK citizens and those with residency rights.

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