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Green list hopes rise and EU Covid certificate deal

Government
Rob Gill
21 May 2021

More countries could be included on the quarantine-free green list after prime minister Boris Johnson delivered an “upbeat” assessment to Tory MPs.

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Elsewhere, the EU is preparing to take a major step forward in its efforts to open up travel this summer across the continent with agreement over the use of certificates for travellers to prove their Covid status.

Meanwhile, a ceasefire has been agreed between the Israeli government and Hamas to end the 11-day conflict in the country.

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