Belgium, Andorra and the Bahamas added to Wales coronavirus quarantine list

Passengers arrive at Birmingham City Airport on 26/07/2020. Credit PA

The Welsh Government has said from midnight tonight anyone entering Wales from Belgium, Andorra and the Bahamas will have to quarantine for 14 days.

In a statement, Health Minister Vaughan Gething said: "Yesterday (Wednesday), I attended a meeting of ministers from all four UK countries to consider the public health risk posed by an increasing prevalence of Covid-19 in Andorra, the Bahamas and Belgium.

"Having considered the evidence for the public health risk now posed by travellers who enter the UK from these places, the Welsh Government will later today remove Andorra, the Bahamas and Belgium from the list of countries and territories exempt from our health measures at the border.

"Together with other UK ministers, I have also considered the public health risk posed by a decreasing prevalence of Covid-19 in Brunei and Malaysia.

"As a consequence, the Welsh Government will also later today add Brunei and Malaysia to the list of countries and territories exempt from our health measures at the border." 

Figures released on Thursday show Belgium has suffered a consistent rise in cases in recent weeks, rising to 27.8 new cases per 100,000 people.

This is higher than Spain's of 27.4 per 100,000 at around the time the UK reimposed the quarantine on arrivals from there.