UK bans Denmark visitors over mink Covid-19 fears

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Coronavirus: UK bans Denmark visitors over mink Covid-19 fears.

The UK has imposed a ban on non-UK citizens coming from Denmark amid concerns over a new coronavirus strain that has spread from mink to humans.

UK citizens can return from Denmark - but will have to isolate along with all members of their household for 14 days.

Cabin crew are also no longer exempt from the rules, which Ryanair described as a "bizarre and baseless" move.

The transport secretary announced the changes shortly after 02:00 GMT - less than two hours before they took effect.

Writing on Twitter, Grant Shapps said: "This decision to act quickly follows on from health authorities in Denmark reporting widespread outbreaks of coronavirus in mink farms. Keeping the UK public safe remains our top priority."

Meanwhile, a further 413 people in the UK have died within 28 days of a positive coronavirus test, according to the latest daily figures from the government. It brings the overall UK death toll, by this measure, to 48,888.

Denmark's Minister of Foreign Affairs Jeppe Kofod called Mr Shapps' travel announcement a "very drastic step" and said he had discussed them with UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab on Saturday.

Mr Kofod said Danish health authorities were "working closely" with international health organisations to share information and "reaching out" to ensure any "relevant knowledge" is passed to UK officials.

Officials will contact anyone in the UK who has been in Denmark in the last fortnight to make sure they also self-isolate.

The Department for Health and Social Care estimates that between 300 and 500 people have arrived in the UK from Denmark in the last 14 days.

Denmark had been taken off the UK coronavirus travel corridors list on Friday after it first became apparent the mutated form of coronavirus was present in the country. It meant any passengers arriving in the UK from Denmark would need to self-isolate after their arrival.


Coronavirus: UK forbyder Danmark besøgende over mink Covid-19 frygt.

Det Forenede Kongerige har indført et forbud mod ikke-britiske borgere, der kommer fra Danmark, i bekymring over en ny koronavirusstamme, der har spredt sig fra mink til mennesker.

Britiske statsborgere kan vende tilbage fra Danmark - men bliver nødt til at isolere sig sammen med alle medlemmer af deres husstand i 14 dage.

Kabinepersonalet er heller ikke længere fritaget for reglerne, som Ryanair beskrev som en "bizar og grundløs" bevægelse.

Transportsekretæren meddelte ændringerne kort efter 02:00 GMT - mindre end to timer før de trådte i kraft.

På Twitter skrev Grant Shapps: "Denne beslutning om at handle hurtigt følger af, at sundhedsmyndighederne i Danmark rapporterer om udbredte udbrud af coronavirus i minkebedrifter. Det er fortsat vores højeste prioritet at holde den britiske offentlige sikkerhed."

I mellemtiden er yderligere 413 mennesker i Storbritannien døde inden for 28 dage efter en positiv coronavirus-test, ifølge de seneste daglige tal fra regeringen. Det bringer det samlede antal britiske dødsfald ved denne foranstaltning til 48.888.

Danmarks udenrigsminister Jeppe Kofod kaldte hr. Shapps rejsemeddelelse et "meget drastisk skridt" og sagde, at han havde drøftet dem med den britiske udenrigsminister Dominic Raab lørdag.

Hr. Kofod sagde, at danske sundhedsmyndigheder "arbejdede tæt" med internationale sundhedsorganisationer for at dele information og "nå ud" for at sikre, at "relevant viden" videregives til britiske embedsmænd.

Tjenestemænd vil kontakte enhver i Storbritannien, der har været i Danmark de sidste to uger for at sikre, at de også selvisolerer.

Department for Health and Social Care estimerer, at mellem 300 og 500 mennesker er ankommet til Storbritannien fra Danmark inden for de sidste 14 dage.

Danmark var fjernet fra den britiske liste over koronavirus-rejsekorridorer fredag, efter at det først blev tydeligt, at den muterede form for coronavirus var til stede i landet. Det betød, at alle passagerer, der ankommer til Storbritannien fra Danmark, bliver nødt til at isolere sig efter deres ankomst.