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Mainland Portugal was included in the list of unsafe countries by the United Kingdom, and Madeira and Azores remained on the list of destinations whose return will not require a quarantine period, according to an announcement by the government led by Boris Johnson. .
The data shows we need to remove PORTUGAL (minus AZORES and MADEIRA), HUNGARY, FRENCH POLYNESIA and REUNION from the Travel Corridor list to keep everyone safe. If you arrive in England from these destinations after 4am on Saturday, you will need to self-isolate for 14 days.
– Rt Hon Grant Shapps MP (@grantshapps) September 10, 2020
It is recalled that on August 20 the British Government decided to include Portugal in the air corridor, which meant that citizens residing in the United Kingdom who flew from Portugal would no longer have to comply with a quarantine period.
The Portuguese Government has put pressure on the British authorities to open an “air corridor” for Portugal, the destination of more than 2.5 million Britons each year, which accounted for almost 20% of overnight stays by foreigners in 2019.
Since June 8, all people arriving from abroad to the United Kingdom, including the British, have been forced to remain in isolation for 14 days to reduce the likelihood of contagion from Covid-19.
The infractions will be sanctioned with fines of one thousand pounds (1,100 euros), exempting people from Ireland, drivers of goods transport, doctors who participate in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic and seasonal agricultural workers.
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