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

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

British and Irish nationals arriving in the UK from India must quarantine in a government-approved hotel, as new Covid 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 the UK is banned for people who have been in red-list countries in the past 10 days, except UK citizens and those with residency rights.