Uganda Joins 23 Other African Countries on UK Travel Ban List

As a result of the recent outbreak of COVID-19 variants in Uganda and other parts of the world, the UK added Uganda to its travel ban red list.

KAMPALA | LIFESTYLE UGANDA — Uganda has been added to the UK travel ban red list in an effort to prevent the spread of the Covid-19 strain that has been devastating Uganda and other parts of the world.

• Uganda joins 23 other African countries on the UK’s red list for its travel ban.
• Travel restrictions will be in effect as of June 29, 2021.
• The statement also says the measures are temporary and are being kept under review.
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An official UK government statement said the decision was reached after reviewing the latest scientific evidence about risks of community transmission of Covid-19 variants.

The decision states in part, “Any British, Irish, or third-country national with a home in the UK who has traveled out of or transited Uganda within 10 days of their arrival in the UK will be required to spend 10 days in quarantine in a government-approved facility.”.

The statement notes that the measures are temporary and will be reviewed periodically.

“Travel restrictions will only remain in place until the level of risks assessed to justify these measures is reduced. Several countries have been removed from the quarantine list due to precautions implemented to mitigate the threat posed by the COVID-19 variant of concern, including enhanced genomic surveillance.

The travel restriction will take effect on Tuesday, June 29, 2021.

According to the latest records from the Ministry of Health (https://twitter.com/MinofHealthUG), travel restrictions come as Uganda battles the second wave of this pandemic, which struck in March 2020 and has since registered 75,537 cases and claimed 781 lives.

The UK also added 23 other African countries to its travel ban list, including South Africa, Ethiopia, Kenya, Burundi, and Rwanda, in an effort to prevent the spread of Covid-19.

The countries on the UK’s travel red list

Africa

1. Angola
2. Botswana
3. Burundi
4. Cape Verde
5. Democratic Republic of Congo
6. Egypt
7. Eritrea
8. Eswatini
9. Ethiopia
10. Kenya
11. Lesotho
12. Malawi
13. Mozambique
14. Namibia
15. Rwanda
16. Seychelles
17. Somalia
18. South Africa
19. Sudan
20. Tanzania
21. Tunisia
22. Uganda
23. Zambia
24. Zimbabwe

Americas

1. Argentina
2. Bolivia
3. Brazil
4. Chile
5. Colombia
6. Costa Rica
7. Dominican Republic
8. Ecuador
9. French Guiana
10. Guyana
11. Haiti
12. Panama
13. Paraguay
14. Peru
15. Suriname
16. Trinidad and Tobago
17. Uruguay
18. Venezuela
19. Asia
20. Afghanistan
21. Bahrain
22. Bangladesh
23. India
24. Maldives
25. Mongolia
26. Nepal
27. Oman
28. Pakistan
29. Philippines
30. Qatar
31. Sri Lanka
32. Turkey
33. United Arab Emirates

Asia

1. Afghanistan
2. Bahrain
3. Bangladesh
4. India
5. Maldives
6. Mongolia
7. Nepal
8. Oman
9. Pakistan
10. Philippines
11. Qatar
12. Sri Lanka
13. Turkey
14. United Arab Emirates