United Kingdom Put Bangladesh on 'Red List'

The UK is red-listing 59 high-risk countries in the world, including Bangladesh, for international travel. At the same time, restrictions have been imposed on the travel of UK citizens to these countries.

On the other hand, India, Bahrain, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates are on the amber list of the UK. Anyone traveling to the UK from these four countries will not have to pay the 11-day hotel quarantine bill.

The British government recently changed their travel restrictions; Which will be effective from next Sunday. That is why India will be included in the updated travel list of the United Kingdom from August 8.

According to the British daily The Guardian, flights from the four red-listed countries have not been banned. Residents of British, Irish and British from these countries have been advised to return to Britain using commercial routes.

Government guidelines state that only British and Irish citizens or those with the right to reside in the UK (including long-term visa holders); They will be allowed to enter Britain and will have to spend 10 days in a mandatory government-approved quarantine installation. Also they have to reach a designated port.

The UK government has instructed that any British citizen returning to the UK after traveling to a high-risk or red-listed country must attain hotel quarantine. The decision was made to prevent new coronavirus infections and the spread of variants, according to the UK Ministry of Transport.

The country's transport minister Grant Shapps said, it is strictly prohibited to travel to the red-listed country except any urgent need.

For the first time, Britain listed 30 countries and territories on February 15 for high-risk corona. Later some more countries were added to this list. At present, the number of countries on the red list has reached 60. Georgia, Mexico, La Reunion and Mayotte are the latest on the list.

Anyone traveling to Britain from a red-listed country or territory without exception must stay in a 10-day hotel quarantine. They will also need to show a certificate of the Covid-19 test taken just before the trip to the UK. The first and second RT-PCR tests must be performed eight days after arrival in the country.

Bangladesh has been included in the UK's travel list as an alarming variant of the coronavirus, Delta, has been identified and the pandemic has increased.

A report released by the Global Travel Task Force on April 9 states that the main criteria for considering a country at risk are the rate of corona infection, the spread of the alarming variant and the progress of vaccination activities. It also takes into account the reliability of epidemiological information and the ability to genome sequencing.

Citizens of the 59 countries listed on the Red List must travel to the United Kingdom to observe a mandatory quarantine at certain hotels upon arrival. However, if anyone fails to fulfill the quarantine at the designated hotel, he will have to pay a fine of 10 thousand Euros (about 10 lakh 4 thousand 22 Bangladeshi Taka).

In addition, the cost of hotel quarantine must be met by travelers. The 10-day and 11-night hotel quarantine will cost 1,750 euros per person. However, if anyone quarantine with extra people in the same room of the hotel, the cost will be less.