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AfricaPress-Kenya:<\/strong> Kenya Airways has added two repatriation flights on April 4 and 8 to meet increased demand for travel to the UK before the European Country\u2019s travel advisory\u00a0takes effect on April 9.<\/p>\n

\u201cDue to the increased demand for travel to the UK before the advisory takes effect on April 9, we have added 2 new flights on April 4 and 8,\u201d read a statement from KQ.<\/p>\n

The UK will not accept foreign nationals travelling from or via Kenya to the UK, including transit passengers who might only pass through JKIA, Nairobi.<\/p>\n

\u201cCustomers impacted by this directive may change their bookings for later travel or request a refund with all penalties waived,\u201d said KQ.<\/p>\n

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On Friday, April 2, the UK issued a statement saying that from April 9, visitors who have been in or transited through Kenya in the previous 10 days will be denied entry into England, says UK Embassy citing Covid-19 risks.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are new restrictions for entering the UK from Kenya. From 0400 UK time on 9 April, visitors who have been in or transited through Kenya in the previous 10 days will be refused entry into England,\u201d read a tweet from the UK Embassy in Kenya.<\/p>\n

British, Irish and third-country nationals with residence rights arriving in England from Kenya will be required to quarantine in a government-approved facility for 10 days. However, different rules apply for arrivals into Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland.<\/p>\n

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Kenya\u2019s addition to the\u00a0UK\u2019s Red List\u00a0will take effect on Friday, April 9, at 4:00am UK time.<\/p>\n

The Red List<\/strong><\/p>\n

The red list travel ban countries<\/strong><\/p>\n

If you have been in or through any of the countries listed below in the previous 10 days, you will be refused entry to the UK.<\/p>\n

If you are a British or Irish National, or you have residence rights in the UK, you will be able to enter. You must quarantine in a government-approved hotel for 10 days.<\/p>\n

Bottom of Form<\/p>\n

1. Angola<\/p>\n

2. Argentina<\/p>\n

3. Bangladesh (will be added to the list 4am Friday 9 April)<\/p>\n

4. Bolivia<\/p>\n

5. Botswana<\/p>\n

6. Brazil<\/p>\n

7. Burundi<\/p>\n

8. Cape Verde<\/p>\n

9. Chile<\/p>\n

10. Colombia<\/p>\n

11. Democratic Republic of the Congo<\/p>\n

12. Ecuador<\/p>\n

13. Eswatini<\/p>\n

14. Ethiopia<\/p>\n

15. French Guiana<\/p>\n

16. Guyana<\/p>\n

17. Kenya (will be added to the list 4am Friday, April 9)<\/strong><\/p>\n

18. Lesotho<\/p>\n

19. Malawi<\/p>\n

20. Mozambique<\/p>\n

21. Namibia<\/p>\n

22. Oman<\/p>\n

23. Pakistan (will be added to the list 4am Friday,\u00a0April 9)<\/p>\n

24. Panama<\/p>\n

25. Paraguay<\/p>\n

26. Peru<\/p>\n

27. Philippines (will be added to the list 4am Friday, April 9)<\/p>\n

28. Qatar<\/p>\n

29. Rwanda<\/p>\n

30. Seychelles<\/p>\n

31. Somalia<\/p>\n

32. South Africa<\/p>\n

33. Suriname<\/p>\n

34. Tanzania<\/p>\n

35. United Arab Emirates (UAE)<\/p>\n

36. Uruguay<\/p>\n

37. Venezuela<\/p>\n

38. Zambia<\/p>\n

39. Zimbabwe<\/p>\n

If you arrive in the UK from these places before 4am Friday,\u00a0April 9, you must self-isolate for 10 days in the place you\u2019re staying and take a Covid-19 test on day 2 and day 8. You are eligible for the Test to Release scheme.<\/p>\n

If you arrive in the UK from these places after 4am Friday,\u00a0April 9, you must stay in your quarantine hotel for your 10-day quarantine period and take a Covid-19 test on day 2 and day 8.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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