UK Slaps New Quarantine Rules on Denmark Returnees
UK nationals and residents can now return from Denmark—but there’s a catch. They, along with their households, must self-isolate for 14 days. This stark update comes just a day after previous regulations were introduced.
Transport Secretary Grant Shapps sprung the news on Twitter shortly after 2am, less than two hours before the new rules kicked in. He said: “This decision to act quickly follows on from health authorities in Denmark reporting widespread outbreaks of 1 in mink farms. Keeping the UK public safe remains our top priority.”
Officials will reach out to anyone in the UK who’s visited Denmark in the last two weeks to ensure they self-isolate too.
Denmark Kicked Off UK Travel Corridor List
Denmark was dropped from the UK’s travel corridors last Friday after a mutated coronavirus strain appeared in the country. Since then, all passengers arriving from Denmark must quarantine upon arrival.
US Coronavirus Cases Spike Over 100,000 for Third Day Running
The US is battling a brutal third wave of COVID-19 as infections surged by at least 129,606 on Friday. This marks three consecutive days of 100,000+ case increases amid a fraught presidential election.
On average, around 95,000 new cases are reported daily. Twenty states hit record highs on Friday, with the Midwest hardest hit. Illinois alone reported over 10,000 cases in a single day for the first time.
Other states smashing records include Indiana, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, and Wisconsin. In Wisconsin, a court blocked Governor Tony Evers’s order restricting indoor gatherings to 25% capacity, which was due to expire.
The US now has 1.7 million confirmed cases and nearly 40,000 deaths, with 828 new fatalities reported on Friday.
France Endures Second Lockdown
France is one week into its second lockdown aimed at curbing the virus spread. The restrictions will last until 1 December, allowing people to leave home only for work (if remote work isn’t possible), essential shopping, medical help, or one hour of exercise daily.
All non-essential shops, restaurants, and bars remain shut, but schools and creches stay open. A night curfew runs from 10pm to 6am nationwide.
