A good number of countries, including Egypt, Argentina and Turkey, could be moved from the ‘Red’ to the ‘Green List’ later this week in the latest travel review. But for unvaccinated Brits, it is possible this classification could soon become obsolete given that a new travel system is being cooked up based purely on vaccination status. MailOnline has the story.
The Government is expected to announce changes to the U.K. ‘traffic light’ system this Thursday in the latest review, amid reports the regime could be scrapped altogether by next month.
Paul Charles, CEO of the PC Agency travel consultancy, told MailOnline: “With no new Variants of Concern since early May, and with the U.K. having higher levels of Delta infection than most other countries, there is no reason to keep so many countries on the Red List.
“It can be sharply reduced in size to help Global Britain, as well as the travel sector, recover strongly. There is no scientific basis anymore on which to prevent travel and enforce hotel quarantine from a vast swathe of the existing list.”
Ministers introduced new rules for travellers into Britain this year to slow the spread of the virus and stop new variants from abroad arriving in the country and causing havoc.
People coming from Red List countries have to quarantine in state-approved hotels for 10 days at a cost of £2,285 and take three tests – one before the return and two on days two and eight after arrival.
Those who are unjabbed coming from ‘Amber List’ destinations are forced to self-isolate for 10 days at home and take three tests. However, the double-jabbed only have to take two tests.
People coming from Green List countries don’t have to quarantine and have to provide evidence of two negative Covid tests – one before returning to the U.K. and one on day two.
However, Whitehall officials are said to be developing a new system based on Covid vaccination status rather than the prevalence of the virus in other countries…
This means that Amber and Green destinations could be removed, although the Red List will remain in place.
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Yes. They just completely ignore it and nothing happens. Wancock got a judgement or two against him didn’t he?
I wonder if that tactic could apply to everyone? Somehow I doubt it.
I admire the principle, but that’s clearly just a bunch of Freementals on the Land larking around, not “doctors and scientists”.
Doctors for Covid Ethics: List of signatories
Again, wrong headline. “Government to force ineffective jabs on those who need to fly.”
Yes, totally agree. I don’t like to carp all the time but I do wish DS writers would get on the front foot a bit more. I’m sure at least some of them are under no illusions as to what’s going on, there’s no need to pussyfoot around pretending anything the government does is worth trying to interpret logically.
The whole structure of testing and checking international travellers for covid has to go, and while any relaxation is good for those who need to travel for work or urgent family or personal reasons, as long as there are any restrictions at all, even if only for the unvaxxed no self-respecting lockdown sceptic can rejoice much at fiddling with what is an unscientific, political, fascistic waste of money.
and could be moved back onto the red list at a moments notice LOL
Why do you even report this crap???
Well, of course. Our Vaccines work, or don’t work, regardless of what label the Foreign Office has slapped on a piece of geography. The Chinese Virus doesn’t know to become more or less lethal depending on where you get it.
This was never about disease, or infections. It’s always been about compliance, coercion, and control.
Still ignoring the naturally acquired immunity
Waste of space rubbish – another filler that glosses over the aim of ushering in jab passports for digital control – ie the end of all freedoms forever. This must be stopped. Do not take the jab. Pay cash for everything. Take action. Or inaction. Whichever works.