Kenya will decide within the subsequent 48 hours on whether or not to affix EU member States in imposing new journey restrictions to and from the UK as a consequence of a extremely infectious new coronavirus pressure.
Well being Secretary Mutahi Kagwe stated Kenya was monitoring occasions within the UK earlier than taking motion on a day the European Fee suggested all its 27 member States to elevate their embargo on trains, planes and lorries from Britain to keep away from additional disruption.
International locations throughout Europe and past have suspended journey from Britain for the reason that weekend after the UK stated it had found mutated variant of the novel coronavirus, which might be as much as 70 % extra transmissible.
Britain is certainly one of Kenya’s principal buying and selling companions and final 12 months accounted for the fourth largest arrivals by Jomo Kenyatta Worldwide Airport with 181, 400 guests.
“UK has imposed journey restriction and within the subsequent 48 hours we will probably be making additional bulletins,” Mr Kagwe stated yesterday.
“Journey restrictions are on the desk. We’re observing world tendencies and discussions are what’s going on.”