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UK travel ban extended to January 31

The Government has extended the United Kingdom travel ban until January 31, 2021. It was originally scheduled to end on January 4. The measure is aimed at preventing the transmission of the new COVID-19 strain which has been widely detected in the...

Source: Jamaica Gleaner

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