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.
Other countries
On Thursday, Belgium added three more Swiss cantons to their coronavirus warning list, which includes Zurich, Geneva and Basel City.
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After months of debate, Switzerland plans to give CHF10 million ($11 million) to the UN agency this year, rather than the CHF20 million initially foreseen.
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A study led by the Swiss Ornithological Institute in canton Lucerne is helping to better understand the movement patterns of migratory insects.
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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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