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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 to Wales from Belgium, the Bahamas and Andorra will have to quarantine at home for a fortnight.
It is expected the rest of the UK will follow suit shortly. Wales' Health Minister Vaughan Gething announced the change, which will come into force from midnight on Thursday.
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. A short time later the other UK nations followed suit, with the change coming into force at 04:00 BST on Saturday.
The changes were announced by Wales' Health Minister Vaughan Gething. 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.
UK Transport Secretary Grant Shapps tweeted: "Data shows we need to remove Andorra, Belgium and the Bahamas from our list of [Coronavirus] travel corridors in order to keep infection rates DOWN."
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."
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.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.