Those coming from the UK [without COVID negative certificates] must undergo a seven-day quarantine.”The passengers will be released after the weeklong quarantine and necessary tests are done. The authorities have issued an order to create a separate immigration queue for the passengers coming from the UK. We don’t want a new strain of the pathogen to spread across Bangladesh.”Currently, a 72-hour quarantine is mandatory for the passengers without COVID negative certificates. The government will observe the situation before it makes a decision to stop the flights to and from the UK, the minister said. Germany imposed a ban on UK travellers from Tuesday that could remain in place until Jan. 6.

Source: bd News24 December 23, 2020 09:22 UTC