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UK has officially lifted its ban on non-essential travel for countries without the need for a 14 day quarantine when arriving back at home.
This means overseas vacations and visits will be possible for Brits starting on Monday without the need to self-isolate for 14 days upon return.
UK Lifts 14 Day Quarantine For Travel To These Countries:
Antigua and Barbuda
Aruba
Australia
Austria
Barbados
Bonaire
Croatia
Curaçao
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Dominica
Estonia
Faroe Islands
Fiji
Finland
France
French Polynesia
Germany
Greece
Greenland
Grenada
Guadeloupe
Hong Kong
Hungary
Iceland
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
Latvia
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macau
Malta
Mauritius
Monaco
Netherlands
New Caledonia
New Zealand
Norway
Poland
Réunion
San Marino
Serbia
Seychelles
Sint Eustatius and Saba
Slovakia
Slovenia
South Korea
St Barthélemy
St Kitts and Nevis
St Lucia
St Pierre and Miquelon
St Vincent and the Grenadines
Switzerland
Taiwan
Trinidad and Tobago
Turkey
Vatican City
Vietnam
The announcement has been confirmed by the UK Government
“You do not have to self-isolate on arrival in England if these are the only places you have been to or stopped in during the previous 14 days”
From 10 July 2020 you will not have to self-isolate when you arrive in England, if you:
- are travelling or returning from one of the travel corridor countries
- have not been to or stopped in a country that’s not on the travel corridor list in the previous 14 day
This applies to all travel to England, by train, ferry, coach, air or any other route.
If you have been to or stopped in a country that’s not on the travel corridor list you will have to self-isolate until 14 days have passed since you left that country
Since the beginning of June, travelers have been required to self-quarantine for 14 days when they arrive back in the UK. People who failed to comply were facing fines of up to £1,000 in England.
The European commission warned that the UK government could even face legal challenges unless it started to consider an air-bridge to all EU countries with similar Covid-19 infection rates.
The ban on non-essential travel to countries on the government’s “red” list, include US, Russia and Brazil, will continue and the 14-day quarantine measures will still apply.
The difficulty travellers may now face is the individual travel restrictions of each country they want to visit, such as those that have suspended flights from the UK, or closed their borders entirely such as Australia and New Zealand.
According to the Guardian, Health secretary, Matt Hancock, was sent by his government on Wednesday night to talk to health leaders in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland about ending the quarantine policy. This comes after a four-nations meeting with cabinet minister Michael Gove on Monday.
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