Speaking to Sky News, Keegan refused to rule out further additions to the UK’s red list, including destinations closer to home; last month, the red list was emptied for the first time in nearly a year when the seven remaining countries on the list were removed.
However, less than a month later, 10 southern African countries – chiefly South Africa – have since been placed back on the list due to the emergence of the Omicron variant of Covid-19, and Keegan said these were unlikely to be the last.
