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| Coronavirus: Three new additions to Wales virus quarantine list | Coronavirus: Three new additions to Wales virus quarantine list |
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| People returning from Belgium, the Bahamas and Andorra from midnight on Thursday will have to quarantine at home for a fortnight, the Welsh Government has said. | People returning from Belgium, the Bahamas and Andorra from midnight on Thursday will have to quarantine at home for a fortnight, the Welsh Government has said. |
| It is expected the rest of the UK will follow suit shortly. | It is expected the rest of the UK will follow suit shortly. |
| Belgium has one of the highest coronavirus case rates in Europe, at 49.2 per 100,000 people, compared with 14.3 per 100,000 in the UK. | Belgium has one of the highest coronavirus case rates in Europe, at 49.2 per 100,000 people, compared with 14.3 per 100,000 in the UK. |
| The changes were announced by Wales' Health Minister Vaughan Gething. | The changes were announced by Wales' Health Minister Vaughan Gething. |
| The three destinations will be removed from the list of countries which have been exempted from border health controls. | The three destinations will be removed from the list of countries which have been exempted from border health controls. |
| Luxembourg, Spain and Serbia were all removed last month. | Luxembourg, Spain and Serbia were all removed last month. |
| Mr Gething said the decision was made after he "considered the evidence for the public health risk now posed by travellers who enter the UK from these places". | Mr Gething said the decision was made after he "considered the evidence for the public health risk now posed by travellers who enter the UK from these places". |
| In other changes, travellers arriving from Brunei and Malaysia will not need to quarantine. | In other changes, travellers arriving from Brunei and Malaysia will not need to quarantine. |
| A Welsh Government spokesman added: "The four nations of the UK made this decision together and we have amended our regulations. | A Welsh Government spokesman added: "The four nations of the UK made this decision together and we have amended our regulations. |
| "We understand similar changes will be made in the other nations." | "We understand similar changes will be made in the other nations." |
| There are currently no direct commercial flights to Belgium or the Bahamas from Wales, but air passengers can connect via Paris or Amsterdam or use an English airport. | |
| The UK government is expected to announce the same changes over the next few hours, although they might not take effect in England until some time this weekend. |