The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) announced today that all flights from the United Kingdom (UK) will not be permitted to enter Sri Lanka after 2am tomorrow until further notice due to the spread of a new variant of Covid-19 in the UK.
Sri Lanka is among more than 40 countries that have banned UK arrivals because of concerns about the spread of a new variant of coronavirus.
According to the BBC, UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock has warned that the new variant of the virus - which may be up to 70% more transmissible - is "getting out of control".
The new variant has spread quickly in London and south-east England, but health officials say there is no evidence that it is more deadly or would react differently to vaccines.
A Sri Lankan man was apprehended at Suvarnabhumi airport for attempting to smuggle wildlife out of the country after three ball pythons were found hidden in his underwear, the Bangkok post reported.
The UK government has unveiled a package of reforms to simplify imports from developing countries which allows for more garments manufactured in Sri Lanka to enter the UK tariff-free.
Read these and more on tomorrow’s edition of the Sunday Times
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