Merkel travelled to the UK on Friday for the last time as German Chancellor shortly before the end of her term in office. Travel is banned from the UK with some exceptions such as for citizens and residents. Merkel pointed out that the Delta variant, which has pushed cases up in the UK, is “increasing very rapidly” in Germany. Merkel recently pushed for all EU countries to take a hard line and quarantine UK arrivals due to the Delta variant. The Chancellor urged for more cooperation so that young people from Germany and the UK could take part in exchanges.

Source: The Local July 02, 2021 15:36 UTC