Germany declares UK a virus variant region, quarantine rules to apply to all visitors

Germany on Friday declared Britain and Northern Ireland a virus variant region. The classification means that the visitors from UK, including those who have received both jabs of vaccine, will have to quarantine for two weeks on arrival.

Germany's public health institute on Friday declared Britain and Northern Ireland a virus variant region, requiring anyone entering the country from the United Kingdom to quarantine for two weeks on arrival. Cases of a coronavirus variant of concern first found in India continued to climb in Britain. "We want to play it safe," a German government source said. "In this important phase of the vaccination campaign, the entry of problematic mutations must be avoided as far as possible."