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Balearic Islands relegated to UK government's amber list

Government
James Chapple
14 July 2021

Spain’s Balearic Islands have been relegated to the UK government’s amber list, just three weeks after they were placed on the green watchlist.

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Transport secretary Grant Shapps confirmed the latest changes to the UK’s traffic light categories in a string of tweets issued shortly before 6pm on Wednesday (14 July).

The Balearics, which comprise Ibiza, Majorca, Menorca and Formentera, move from the green watchlist to the amber list, as do the British Virgin Islands.

It comes under three weeks after Shapps confirmed the Balearics would go green, and a fortnight after the change came into effect on 30 June.

Its new traffic light status, as well as that of the BVIs, will come into effect from 4am on Monday (19 July).