Sturgeon’s counterpart in Wales, Mark Drakeford, has expressed “anxiety” that foreign trips could be given the green light from May and said he believes the date is too early. Scotland’s first minister Nicola Sturgeon said a restart on May 17 “may well not be possible for a further period” because of the prevalence of Covid-19 overseas. You must also complete a passenger locator form before arriving in the UK.ĭoes all this apply only to England? What about Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland? Yes, the plans outlined by Westminster will only apply to people living in England, although ministers have expressed a desire for a joined-up approach. At present this must also be a PCR test, however the government is said to be looking at whether it would be able to provide pre-departure tests. What Covid tests will be required on return to the UK? All arrivals at the UK border must have proof of a negative test taken no more than three days before departure. Further formal reviews will take place at checkpoints no later than July 31 and October 1.
When will the restrictions on travel end? The government has said that it will review the plan on June 28, when the rules on testing and quarantine could be relaxed for amber countries, opening up more holiday destinations. How will countries be categorised? Which colour a country is assigned will depend on the state of the pandemic in them including vaccination and infection rates, the prevalence of variants of concern, and the country’s genomic sequencing capacity (or access to genomic sequencing). In a clear indication there will be no grand reopening of travel in the coming weeks, Jet2, the UK’s second biggest tour operator, cancelled all its flights and holidays until the end of June on Friday morning. What countries are likely to be on the green list from May 17? Realistically it will only be a handful of countries with the highest vaccination rates, such as Israel, the US, Malta and parts of the Caribbean that are given the early green light. The watchlist will be introduced to help identify countries most at risk of moving from green to amber. What is the “green watchlist”? The introduction of the “green watchlist” is designed to avoid a repeat of last summer when quarantine was imposed on destinations almost overnight causing chaos for holidaymakers overseas. Passengers from “red list countries” must submit to hotel quarantine for ten days. This requires an additional PCR test on day five. They can end self-isolation early using the “test to release” scheme. Those from “amber” destinations must quarantine for ten days and take a PCR test on days two and eight. How will the traffic light system work? Passengers from “green-listed” countries will not be required to quarantine although they will be have to take a PCR test on or before day two of their arrival back into the UK.
However, travel to popular holiday destinations, including Spain, Italy and Greece is only likely to be feasible without quarantine from July. What is the latest guidance on foreign holidays? The government’s global travel taskforce has reported and set out the framework under which international travel will be able to resume, tentatively from May 17.
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