Portugal holiday boost as Scots tourists no longer need to quarantine on return

holidaymakers scheduled to fly to Portugal. Travellers due to head over to the holiday hotspot were dealt a blow last week when the Scottish Government imposed new travel restrictions.

coronavirus pandemic have changed.

coronavirus in the past 24 hours. The First Minister also hit out at “selfish and irresponsible" Covid idiots after more than 300 people were thrown out of an illegal rave at a rented Scots mansion.Police  shut down the party at a £1625-a-night property in Midlothian on Saturday night.

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

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

The FCO advise against all travel to:The FCO advise against all but essential travel to:All arrivals into Turkey will be subject to a medical evaluation for symptoms of coronavirus, including temperature checksIf you do show symptoms on arrival into the country you'll be required to undergo a PCR test coronavirus.From August 22, the FCO advised against all but essential travel to Croatia.Those returning to the UK from Croatia will need to self-isolate for 14 days.There is, however, currently no

Coronavirus tracers have failed to contact almost 700 Scots who should be in self-quarantine after overseas trips. Less than 20 of the missing cases have been passed to Police Scotland for investigation, new figures have revealed.

quarantine for 14 days before returning to This Morning. The TV presenter, 39, jetted back to the UK early to ensure she is able to self-isolate for a fortnight before returning to work next month, Mirror Online reports.

This Morning presenter Holly Willoughby had to cut her family holiday short owing to the new government-sanctioned quarantine measures for those returning from Portugal.The 39 year old had been staying at the idyllic and envy-inducing Quinta do Lago resort in the Algarve alongside her husband Dan Baldwin and their three children, Harry, 11, Belle, nine, and Chester, five.The blonde bombshell had to return early from her seven-week planned trip because of the recent rule change on arrivals to the

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quarantine for 14 days before returning to This Morning. The TV presenter, 39, jetted back to the UK early to ensure she is able to self-isolate for a fortnight before returning to work next month, Mirror Online reports.

This Morning presenter has been on her annual summer break since July and she, and co-host Phillip Schofield, are expected back on screens in September. The duo regularly in the Algarve but while Phil skipped the trip this year, Holly and husband Dan Baldwin and their three children, children Harry, 11, Belle, nine, and five-year-old Chester still headed off on their holiday.