coronavirus pandemic, countries are continually being added and removed from the list of countries that are exempt from the government's 14-day quarantine policy.
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No changes have been made to England's quarantine list, it has been confirmed.The decision not to add or remove any countries to the travel corridor list comes after it was feared there would be chaos for holidaymakers.But this isn't the case for Wales where it has been announced by Health Minister Vaughan Gething that mainland Portugal has been added to the Welsh quarantine list, although the Azores and Madeira will remain exempt.There were concerns that for people in England, Greece could be
.coronavirus pandemic, countries are continually being added and removed from the list of countries that are exempt from the government's 14-day quarantine policy.
Manchester Airport, said: “It’s pleasing to see the long overdue introduction of an island-by-island approach to travel corridors. While this will initially mean restrictions to travel to some Greek islands, it should enable key markets like the Balearics and Canaries to be opened up more quickly.“However, now we need to refine the wider travel corridor system to enable a targeted approach to low-risk regions within mainlands.
holidaymakers are set to be removed from the travel corridor list. Travellers coming back into England from the the islands of Lesvos, Tinos, Serifos, Mykonos, Crete, Santorini and Zakynthos will be required to self-isolate for two weeks from 4am on Wednesday.The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) is now advising against all but essential travel to the islands.
coronavirus quarantine policy. Thursday's highly-anticipated announcement from the Department for Transport saw Portugal and Greece fail to be removed from the safe list for English travellers, despite speculation they were set to be dropped.
virus infection rate in Portugal has recently increased to 23.0 Covid-19 cases per 100,000 people in the seven days to Wednesday, up from 15.3 a week earlier.Portugal was placed on the quarantine list when it was created at the beginning of July.But the country's number of cases dropped to 14.38 cases per 100,000 people last month - below the normal 20 per 100,000 limit.That saw the Scottish Government take Portugal off the quarantine list on August 22 only for it now to be sin-binned once again
England is facing pressure to reconsider quarantine rules for Greece after Scotland and Wales introduced new measures over concerns about rising coronavirus cases.The Department for Transport (DfT) said no change to its rules for England had been made, but Wales’ health minister Vaughan Gething said he would be pressing the UK government for an urgent meeting to consider the potential risk in Greece.The Scottish government announced on Tuesday evening that travellers from Greece would have to
Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterTravellers arriving in Scotland from Greece are to face a self isolation period of 14 days, it was announced tonight.The rule will come into force from 4am on Thursday, following a "significant" rise in cases in the popular sunshine destination.Thousands of Scots tourists who are currently on holiday face the quarantine upon their return.The Scottish Government said the rule was coming into force
Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Travellers from Greece will be required to self-isolate at home for 14 days on arrival in Scotland from Thursday.It comes after a significant rise in cases of coronavirus being imported from the Mediterranean country, the Scottish Government said.The measures will come into effect at 4am on Thursday.Scottish Justice Secretary Humza Yousaf said: "We are in the midst of a global pandemic and the situation in
coronavirus cases. Some 75,000 UK holidaymakers are thought to be on holiday in Portugal or due to jet there soon after the country was deemed safe to travel to last month.
coronavirus cases.
coronavirus cases since the pandemic emerged earlier this year. Health officials in the country recorded 293 positive cases of Covid-19 yesterday amid a recent surge in infections.
Jacqueline Jossa and Dan Osborne looked well rested after their holiday as they arrived back in London.The married couple spent time in Greece with their daughters Ella, five, and Mia, two, and Dan's son Teddy, six. Former EastEnders actress Jacqueline, 27, and The Only Way Is Essex star Dan, 29, were spotted with their family as they jetted into London's Gatwick Airport.