A Guide To Coronavirus Travel Updates In The UK 2021 (1)

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A Guide To Coronav irus Trav el Updates In The
UK 2021 The whole of the year 2020 was a
dark period for the entire of humanity, as
the new pandemic named COVID-19, which
started spreading from China back in
December 2019 made its way to most of the
countries around the world and caused more than
128 million cases worldwide and more than 2.8
million deaths. The pandemic was started to cool
down back in November 2020 and many countries
started to lift all the restrictions and
lockdown but the virus rapidly started
mutating and became more and more
contagious, soon a sudden spike was noticed
again in the UK and the second wave of
COVID-19 was confirmed in late December, with
this a strict lockdown was imposed all over the
country. The COVID-19 virus is highly
contagious and can easily be transferred, it can
be spread from an infected person as they
speak, cough, sneeze or breathe, the virus
spread through droplets of body fluids such as
spit and cough and can enter a healthy person's
body through their mouth, nose or eyes. The
symptoms of the virus are highly variable
depending from person to person and it can have
effects ranging from almost none to
life-threatening illness. An infected person
can have effects of the illness from a
minimum of two weeks to even more than a
month and even an asymptotic infected person can
spread the virus for almost a period of two weeks.
Restrictions In The UK Due To COVID-19 The
UK still is in tight restrictions which
were put into place back on January 5th
observing the sudden rise in the new
COVID-19 cases all the places included in
the country such as Scotland are under
five-tier lockdown, different levels of
restrictions have been levied in different areas
of Scotland depending upon the level of threat.
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• In the Whales region all the indoor
  attractions such as restaurants, bowling
  alleys, malls, galleries, cinemas, swimming
  pools, gyms, etc. Moreover, travel restrictions
  have been brought into effect, and residents
  are not allowed to travel outside the
  Whales except for circumstances like work or
  education.
• Who Can Enter The Country What Are
  Necessary Conditions Which Must Be Followed?
• Multiple countries have been banned from
  sending any visitors to the UK, apart from
  that, the London Heathrow Airport and London
  Gatwick remain open and all the major airlines
  are operational. You are required to take all
  the necessary precautions such as wearing mask
  and face shields, furthermore, if you
  arrive in the UK from anywhere outside the
  Channel Islands, Isle Of Man, Ireland then it
  is compulsory to self-isolate yourself for 10
  days. Other necessary requirements are necessary
  to be fulfilled before you visit the UK
• All the non-UK residents from any of the
  banned countries are not allowed to visit the
  country.
• You need to visit the UKs Department of Health
  and Social care website and fill
• the public health passenger locator form
  before arrival. The form consists of full contact
  details, address where you will be
  self-isolating, and journey plan.
• If you are traveling from the Isle of Man, The
  Channel Islands, or Ireland and you have been
  there for more than 14 days then you need not
  fill the form.
• You can be fined anywhere between 100 Euros to
  1000 Euros if you dont provide
• the right contact details, or fail to complete
  the 10 days self-isolation period.
• All the international visitors are required to
  take COVID-19 tests on the 2nd and the 8th day of
  the self-isolation period.
• You are also required to wear the mask at all
  times, whenever in public, and go through regular
  temperature screenings at every place where it is
  necessary.
• What Places are open in London for Domestic
  Travel?
• Although numerous, business and indoor
  entertainment-based attractions such as
  cinemas, theaters, and nightclubs are
  shut outdoor attractions, such as
  botanical gardens, zoos, and landmarks are open
  for limited hours a day everywhere in England,
  Scotland, Northern Ireland, and Whales.
  You can enjoy the spectacular outdoor
  locations such as different parks and gardens of
  the country and have a pleasant picnic
• Take a stroll on The Line which runs from the
  Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park to the O2 and spot
  some outdoor art such are different structures
  and statues which is like an outdoor
  exhibition clubbed with natural beauty which you
  can observe for free. You can also visit the
  115m tall Arcelor Mittal Orbit tower in
  Stratford, the walk consists of almost 12
  great sculptures made by world-renowned artists
  and it takes about three hours to complete.
• Some of the most gorgeous gardens remain
  open where you can visit to freshen

up, you can go for a run and burn some energy
while observing the beauty of the
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• gardens some of which are Ham House,
  Kenwood House, Kew Gardens, and Eltham
  Palace.
• You can visit the historical graveyards which
  are also known as the magnificent
• seven, which are seven cemeteries that were the
  biggest burial spots during the 19th century.
  Although some of the cemeteries are still
  into business, you can take a stroll in them
  as there is a dense undergrowth which makes
  the places a park-like atmosphere, moreover
  you can also observe the great
  Victorian architecture and ancient gravestones of
  historic designs.
• The East London area has some of the
  greatest street art, you can find some of
• the greatest graffiti-covered streets
  around the streets of Shoreditch and
  Hackney, you can take a walk and observe the art
  for free. You can also visit the long tunnel
  links in the Lower Marsh which has the
  greatest graffiti arts and multi-colored
  murals, you can also leave your art on the walls
  of the tunnel.
• Take a walk around the last natural creek of
  the UK which has a huge range of
• flora and fauna, also rare birds and
  butterflies which are spread around the
  beautiful area.
• What countries are on the Red List?
• There are more than 30 countries that are
  currently on the red list of UK and any kind of
  visitors from these countries are banned until
  further notice
• Africa Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Cape Verde,
  the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eswatini,
  Ethiopia, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique,
  Namibia, Rwanda, Seychelles, Somalia, South
  Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe
• South America Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil,
  Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana,
  Guyana, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname,
  Uruguay, Venezuela
• Middle East Oman, Qatar, and United Arab
  Emirates (UAE)
• What are the charges for hotel quarantine?
• All the visitors are needed to stay for 10 days
  at a government-approved hotel and the charges
  for the hotel in England are 1,750 Euros per
  adult passenger which consists of transport,
  food, accommodation, and tests. The charge for a
  child above the age of 12 is 650 Euros, whereas
  for a child less than 12 years of age one needs
  to pay 325 Euros.

self-isolation period. Moreover under the test
to release scheme travelers from some
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of the countries can take the test on the
fifth day, and if tested negative they can stop
isolating. If tested positive they must
quarantine for 10 more days after the test.