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Hancock defends India travel ban delay as Covid variant cases mount

Move to put country on England’s Covid red list only made after cancellation of PM’s planned Delhi visit

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Matt Hancock has defended the government’s delay of almost three weeks before putting India on its travel red list, a move only made after the cancellation of Boris Johnson’s planned visit to Delhi.

His defence came as concern mounted over increased cases of the B.1.617.2 variant first detected in India, particularly in the north-west and parts of London, which could affect the future easing of lockdown restrictions.

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