The 14-day quarantine applies from Saturday, August 29 at 3am GMT (5am Swiss time). UK transport minister Grant Shapps announced the news on Thursday, indicating that the measure was needed to slow the spread of the virus.
“Data shows we need to remove the Czech Republic, Jamaica and Switzerland from our list of Coronavirus Travel CorridorsExternal link to keep infection rates down,” Shapps said in a statement. The rule applies to UK residents and visitors.
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Coronavirus: the situation in Switzerland
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An overview of the latest Covid-related information in the Alpine nation.
People arriving from Cuba, however, would no longer have to quarantine, he added.
In June, London imposed a quarantine on all travellers arriving in the UK, before finally choosing to exempt those from certain countries in July, depending on the rate of coronavirus infection. In July, the UK government removed Spain from its travel corridors list, taking some holiday travellers by surprise.
Switzerland has seen the number of positive cases inch upwards in the past few weeks. There were 361 new positive cases in the past 24 hours bringing the seven-day average to over 266.
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On Thursday, Belgium added three more Swiss cantons to their coronavirus warning list, which includes Zurich, Geneva and Basel City.
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Student protestors at University of Lausanne continue pro-Palestine sit-in
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Since Thursday, a hall on campus has been occupied by students calling for a boycott of Israeli academic institutions and a ceasefire in Gaza.
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Swiss public broadcasters RTS and SRF are drastically reducing their communications via the social network X (formerly Twitter).
Israel: president of Swiss universities rejects academic boycott
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Roche supply problems hit UK Covid testing regime
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The Swiss pharmaceutical giant said a move to a new distribution warehouse last month was causing a delay in dispatching certain products.
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