A passenger wearing a face mask because of the Covid-19 pandemic arrives at Terminal 5 at London Heathrow Airport in west London, on January 18, 2021. PHOTO | BEN STANSALL | AFP
A UK government statement on Thursday said that the decision to ban travel from both countries follows the discovery of a new coronavirus variant first identified in South Africa, that may have spread to other countries, including the UAE, Burundi, and Rwanda, the UK says.
