Tests required before travel to UK and Nigeria added to red list
On 4 December, the government announced that from today (6 December), UK and Irish citizens and residents arriving from Nigeria must isolate in a government-approved managed quarantine facility for 10 days, and receive two negative polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests.
Currently, the vast majority of cases in the UK have clear links to overseas travel from South Africa and Nigeria, and over the past week, 21 Omicron cases reported in England originate from Nigeria.
In light of emerging evidence on the COVID-19 Omicron variant, from 4am tomorrow (7 December) anyone aged 12 and above wishing to travel to the UK will need to show a negative pre-departure test (Lateral Flow Device (LFD) or PCR) as close as possible to departure and not more than 48 hours before.
The measures will be examined at the three-week review point on 20 December.
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