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FCDO continues to advise against travel to Egypt and Maldives

Government
James Chapple
22 September 2021

The Foreign Office (FCDO) is continuing to advise against all but essential travel to Egypt and the Maldives on Covid grounds, despite both countries being removed from the UK’s red list on Wednesday morning (22 September).

The Maldives is off the red list but the FCDO is still advising against travel to the destination based on Covid risks (Mohamed Lammah / Unsplash) mohamed-lammah-dMT__V1a7aU-unsplash.jpg

Transport secretary Grant Shapps on Friday (17 September) confirmed eight countries – Bangladesh, Egypt, Kenya, the Maldives, Oman, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Turkey – would be reclassified this week, with the FCDO swiftly removing the Covid-specific element of its travel advice for Turkey, Kenya and Oman.