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Red list slashed to just seven countries

Government
Will Payne
7 October 2021

South Africa has been removed from the red list and the category has been slashed from 54 countries to just seven, the Department for Transport has confirmed.

Two UK agent fam trips to Cape Town are set to take place this year

In a statement released today (7 October) the DfT said a total of 47 countries and territories had been removed from the list.

The move will see strict hotel quarantine requirements dropped for travellers returning from dozens of locations, including South Africa, Brazil, India, and Turkey, meaning eligible passengers arriving from these countries  need only take a day two test following their arrival into England.

The seven destinations remaining on the red list are: