The UK government has scrapped the amber and green categories and reduced the number of countries on the red list in a major boost to the travel industry.
As widely expected, transport secretary Grant Shapps announced on Friday (17 September) that all amber and green countries would just be classed as "rest of the world" from 4 October as the traffic light system is dismantled.
The number of destinations on the red list has been also cut, with several key countries such as Turkey, Maldives and Pakistan, moving off the "high risk" list from 22 September at 4am.
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