Germany tightens restrictions on travel from UK to curb Omicron spread

Carriers banned from transporting British tourists to Germany as it classifies UK as virus variant area of concern

Planes of German airline Lufthansa at Frankfurt airport. Anyone entering Germany from the UK will need a negative PCR test and to quarantine.Planes of German airline Lufthansa at Frankfurt airport. Anyone entering Germany from the UK will need a negative PCR test and to quarantine.Germany is tightening restrictions on travel from the UK in an attempt to curb the spread of the Omicron variant, the country’s public health authority said on Saturday.

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