UK adds Luxembourg to quarantine list and advises against travel to the country
The UK has added Luxembourg to its quarantine list just hours after Scotland did the same.
Anyone arriving from Luxembourg into any part of the UK from midnight tonight will have to self-isolate for 14 days.
The move comes after a “consistent increase” was recorded in the country, the Department for Transport said.
“Data from the Joint Biosecurity Centre and Public Health England has indicated a significant change in both the level and pace of confirmed cases of Coronavirus in Luxembourg,” the DfT said.
“There has been a consistent increase in COVID-19 cases per 100,000 of the population in Luxembourg since the end of June, with over a tenfold increase in total cases over this time period.
“As a result, Ministers took the decision to remove Luxembourg from the travel corridor list of countries from which people arriving in the UK do not have to self-isolate.
“At the same time, The Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO) has also updated its travel advice for Luxembourg to advise against all but essential travel to the country.”
Health Secretary Matt Hancock told ITV News a second wave of coronavirus is "coming across Europe" and said the policy change on isolation periods had been made to "prevent" similar spikes in the UK.
He said there was evidence of cases "rising sharply" in some countries on the continent after
Spain was added to the UK's quarantine list on Saturday afternoon.
It is believed there are also concerns over Belgium and experts are keeping a close eye on Croatia.