Israel places UK on travel red list

The Israeli government have announced changes to travel restrictions into the country, placing both the UK and Denmark on their travel red list out of concern over the spread of the Omicron variant.

Sharon Alroy-Preis, Director of public health, told a news conference that from Wednesday, Israeli citizens would be forbidden from travelling to the UK.

According to the Israeli ministry of health's website: "Leaving Israel to a country on the red list is banned for Israeli citizens and permanent residents unless they get permission from the Exceptions Committee.

"All travelers coming to Israel from a country on the red (highest-risk) list, including vaccinated or recovered individuals, will be taken to managed isolation facility, untiltheir PCR test result taken on arrival is negative. If the result is negative, they willbe allowed to complete isolation at home, provided they declare they can isolate alone, with no household members or other persons.