UK lifts quarantine measures for lower risk countries
UK holidaymakers will be able to visit more than 70 overseas destinations from Monday without having to self-isolate for 14 days on their return to England, a long awaited list from the government reveals.
Left off the list are the US and Canada, plus African countries, while almost all of Europe, bar Sweden and Portugal, has been included.
From July 10, “unless they have visited or stopped in any other country or territory in the preceding 14 days”, passengers arriving from countries and territories on the list set out by Boris Johnson’s government on Friday will not be required to self-isolate on arrival into England, the statement said.
Here’s the list, in no particular order, as laid out on the official website:
Europe and neighbouring countries:
Andorra, Germany, Greece, Norway, Poland, Austria, San Marino, Serbia, Iceland, Belgium, Italy, Spain, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Lithuania, Liechtenstein, Denmark, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Faroe Islands, Malta, Finland, Monaco, Vatican City, France and Netherlands, Greenland and Turkey.
Asia-Pacific region:
Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, South Korea, Japan, Macau, Taiwan, Fiji, Vietnam and French Polynesia.
Much of the West Indies, plus rest of world:
Antigua and Barbuda, Grenada, Réunion, Guadeloupe, Bahamas, Barbados, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba, Jamaica, St Barthélemy, Curaçao, St Kitts and Nevis, St Lucia, St Pierre and Miquelon, Dominica, Trinidad and Tobago, Mauritius and New Caledonia.
The UK government announced on Friday its new “traffic light system”, under which citizens can return from an array of countries without quarantine if they are designated green or amber under the system.
Ireland is already exempt as part of the common travel area, as are the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man. In addition, the 14 British Overseas Territories will be exempt, the statement said.
This list may be added to over the coming days following further discussions between the UK and international partners.
