'Nothing further to add' say DoH when asked about potential NI/Britain travel ban to stop spread of Indian variant - Early opportunity for 35-39 year olds to book Covid-19 vaccine

The Department of Health (DoH) has said it has "nothing further to add" when we asked if it would consider banning travel from mainland Britain into Northern Ireland to help stop the spread of the Indian variant B.1.617.

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Anyone who is not a UK or Irish resident or a British citizen will be banned from entering the country if they have been in India in the previous 10 days.placeholder image
Anyone who is not a UK or Irish resident or a British citizen will be banned from entering the country if they have been in India in the previous 10 days.
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