The British travel industry has reacted with fury to the latest travel restrictions announced by the UK government to rein in the new Omicron COVID-19 variant. UK Health Secretary Sajid Javid said on Saturday that all travellers arriving in England will be required to take a COVID-19 pre-departure test from Tuesday. He also said that Nigeria has been added to the government’s travel “red list,” meaning only UK and Irish citizens and residents travelling to the UK from Nigeria will be allowed to enter from 4 a.m. on Monday. The Scottish and Welsh governments said they were both adopting similar controls. Karen Dee, chief executive of the Airport Operators Association, called the introduction of pre-departure CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus tests a “devastating blow for aviation and tourism.” “Pre-departure tests act as a major deterrent to travel and most of the limited remaining demand following the reintroduction of self-isolation will …