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AAs Covid-19 cases in the UK continue to rise, there is concern that more countries may introduce restrictions on British tourists, keeping them off limits until our own infection rate is reduced.
Just as the UK has government-approved ‘travel corridors’, countries like France, Greece, and Spain have their own restrictions for foreign visitors, which of course depend on Covid-19 statistics.
On Sunday, the UK reported 2,988 new cases of Covid-19, the highest daily figure since the end of May, according to the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC).
And it hasn’t gone unnoticed: International governments are already tightening travel restrictions for visitors to the UK. Barbados, for example, is currently on the UK’s ‘green’ list, which means that returning tourists have no need to self-quarantine; However, starting on September 14, the British will be monitored by the Barbados authorities on a daily basis for a week and must take two Covid-19 Tests.
Other countries that have introduced quarantine requirements for British people include Estonia, Norway, Latvia and Lithuania, even though the UK government does not require returning tourists to quarantine. And while Greece only requires a passenger locator form for UK arrivals, it recently introduced a rule for tourists from Spain, Belgium, and the Netherlands, among others, to show evidence of a negative test upon arrival.
As the UK quarantine rules become increasingly confusing, the question arises: what happens when our own infection rate exceeds the Government’s threshold of 20 cases per 100,000? On Sunday, the UK registered 17.1 homes per 100,000 – just below its own cut-off point. If current trends continue, Telegraph’s Travel’s call for widespread testing will only be more vital to the health of the UK – both its citizens and the economy.
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