Coronavirus: UK opens up travel to 60 countries – The National

Coronavirus: UK opens up travel to 60 countries – The National

Hopes that trips to the UAE will be allowed once winter holiday season begins

















The UK is scrapping its14-day quarantine rule for arrivals from about 60 countries deemed 'lower risk' for coronavirus. AP

















July 3, 2020



July 3, 2020













The British government has opened up 60 countries to UK holidaymakers seeking to travel overseas during the summer.



In an effort to save the airline industry from collapse, Britain's Department for Transport publicised a list of 60 "low risk“ countries to which people could travel without an enforced 14-day quarantine on their return home.



Currently the lifting of quarantine rules applies to England only. Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have not yet decided when to ease travel restrictions.



The move also aims to offer people summer holiday options as well as provide income for airlines that are on the brink of bankruptcy.





The government's primary goal has been to open up travel to Mediterranean countries despite the UK's relatively high domestic infection rate.



The decision will follow a traffic light system, drawn from each country's handling of the coronavirus and