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Welsh govt sanctions international travel but calls for caution

Government
James Chapple
14 May 2021

Wales will adopt a traffic light system, aligned with those of England and Scotland, but the Welsh government has called for caution, and has urged people only to continue to travel abroad only for essential purposes.

Drakeford said the advice now was for everyone "to think of their own personal and family circumstances" (Credit: Welsh Government / gov.wales)

First minister Mark Drakeford has confirmed international travel will resume from Monday (17 May), but said – like in England and Scotland – "extra safeguards" would be in place to guard against new variants of Covid-19.


The government said from Monday 24 May, paper-based evidence of vaccination status would be available to people in Wales who have had two vaccine doses and need to urgently travel to a country that requires proof of Covid vaccination.