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12 countries could be on ‘green list’ for travel from May

Government
Rob Gill
1 April 2021

A dozen countries could open up for holidaymakers from the UK without quarantine restrictions from 17 May, according to a new analysis of a potential “traffic light” system for reopening international travel.

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Prime minister Boris Johnson is due to give an update on the UK government’s plans to restart international travel on Monday (5 April), followed by the full Global Travel Taskforce recommendations on 12 April.

A traffic light system is likely to look at both a country’s Covid-19 infection rates and how many people have been vaccinated against the Covid-19 virus. Currently the UK government has said international travel cannot resume until 17 May at the earliest.