India on UK's Covid-19 travel red list | What does it mean

The United Kingdom added India to its Covid-19 travel ‘red list’ on Monday. From April 23 onwards, UK residents arriving from India will have to quarantine in a hotel for 11 nights. Others from India will not be able to travel to the UK at all.

The United Kingdom added India to its Covid-19 travel ‘red list’ on Monday. This means that anyone not a resident of the UK or Ireland, or a British citizen, cannot enter the UK if they have been to India in the previous 10 days. UK residents arriving in the country from India will have to quarantine in a hotel for 11 nights. The rule will come into effect on April 23. UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock said the decision had been made on a "precautionary basis" pertaining to a new coronavirus variant and the rapid rise in cases in India. The announcement came hours after Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s scheduled trip to India next week was postponed. Here are the answers to all your questions about this move.