From Friday 23 April, 2021 most people who have travelled from India in the last 10 days will be refused entry. British or Irish passport holders, or people with UK residence rights, will be allowed in but must quarantine in a government-approved hotel for at least 10 days.
India has been added to coronavirus "red list" of countries for travel to the UK, over fears of a new Covid variant, the health secretary, Matt Hancock has said. Till further notice, travel to the UK is banned for the Indians, ensuring not to lose hard-won progress on the vaccine rollout.