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Travel: Expert says UK needs a ‘wide green list’

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Transport Secretary Grant Shapps, who held a press conference from Downing Street on Friday afternoon, said the resuming of international travel was “necessarily cautious” and that the Government must “make absolutely sure” the countries the UK reconnects with are safe. Foreign travel resuming will come as a huge relief to many who haven’t been able to see friends and family abroad in months. The travel industry will also undoubtedly be breathing a huge sigh of relief right now at the prospect of reopening their economic sector in just 10 days.

Mr Shapps said: “We in this country have managed to construct a fortress against Covid, but the disease is still prevalent in other parts of the world, most notably at the moment in India.

“In fact, more new cases of Covid have been diagnosed around the world in the last seven days than at any time since the pandemic began.”

The Transport Secretary added: “That’s why today’s announcements moving the stay in the UK restrictions from May 17, is necessarily cautious.

“We must make absolutely sure that the countries we reconnect with are safe, but their infection rates are low and their vaccination rates are high.”

Which countries are on the green list?

Green list countries mean people travelling to these destinations won’t need to quarantine on their way back to the UK.

The 12 destinations on the Government’s green list are:

Portugal including the Azores and Madeira
Australia
New Zealand
Singapore
Brunei
Iceland
Faroe Islands
Gibraltar
Falkland Islands
Israel

What are the rules for travelling to amber countries?

When you return to England from an amber country you must:

Quarantine at home or in the place you’re staying for 10 days
Take a COVID-19 test on or before day two, and on or after day eight

The Gov.UK website advises: “You may be able to end quarantine early if you pay for a private COVID-19 test through the ‘Test to Release’ scheme.”

Unlike travelling back from red list countries, you don’t have to pay for and quarantine in a Government sanctioned hotel.

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Full list of countries on the amber list:

Afghanistan
Akrotiri and Dhekelia
Albania
Algeria
Andorra
Anguilla
Antigua and Barbuda
Armenia
Aruba
Austria
Azerbaijan
The Bahamas
Bahrain
Barbados
Belarus
Belgium
Belize
Benin
Bermuda
Bhutan
Bonaire, Saint Eustatius and Saba
Bosnia and Herzegovina
British Antarctic Territory
British Virgin Islands
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Cambodia
Cameroon
Canada
Cayman Islands
Central African Republic
Chad
China
Comoros
Congo
Cook Islands
Costa Rica
Ivory Coast
Croatia
Cuba
Curacao
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Egypt
El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Estonia
Fiji
Finland
France
French Polynesia
Gabon
The Gambia
Georgia
Germany
Ghana
Gibraltar
Greece (including Greek islands)
Greenland
Grenada
Guadeloupe
Guatemala
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Haiti
Honduras
Hong Kong
Hungary
Iceland
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kiribati
Kosovo
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Latvia
Lebanon
Liberia
Libya
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macao
Madagascar
Malaysia
Maldives
Mali
Malta
Marshall Islands
Martinique
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mayotte
Mexico

Micronesia
Moldova
Monaco
Mongolia
Montenegro
Montserrat
Morocco
Myanmar (Burma)
Nauru
Netherlands
New Caledonia
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
North Korea
North Macedonia
Norway
Palestine
Palau
Papua New Guinea
Pitcairn
Poland
Reunion
Romania
Russia
Samoa
San Marino
Sao Tome and Principe
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Serbia
Sierra Leone
Slovakia
Slovenia
Solomon Islands
South Korea
South Sudan
Spain
Sri Lanka
St Kitts and Nevis
St Lucia
St Martin and St Barthelemy
St Vincent and the Grenadines
Sudan
Sweden
Switzerland
Syria
Taiwan
Tajikistan
Thailand
Timor-Leste
Togo
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
Turkmenistan
Turks and Caicos Islands
Tuvalu
Uganda
Ukraine
USA
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
Vietnam
Wallis and Futuna
Western Sahara
Yemen

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