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UK government will ‘help facilitate’ vaccine passports, says minister February 5, 2021 The UK government will “help facilitate” vaccine passports with other countries as part of plans for Europe to return to normality, the Foreign Office minister has said. The Times reported this morning that British officials have started working on an official certification system after Greece said it would waive quarantine rules for tourists able to [...]
International travel has ‘biggest impact’ on Covid death rates February 4, 2021 International travel had the biggest impact on Covid death rates in the first wave, according to a new study, Researchers from the University of Aberdeen studied a range of factors including border arrivals, population density, the population of people living in urban areas, BMI, age and smoking prevalence. They found that an increase of 1m [...]
Scotland to introduce ‘managed quarantine’ for all international arrivals February 2, 2021 Scotland will impose a “managed quarantine” on all international arrivals into the country, Nicola Sturgeon has announced, as she vowed to clamp down on Covid mutations crossing the border. Prime Minister Boris Johnson last week unveiled a 10-day hotel quarantine for arrivals to the UK from 30 countries most “at risk” of carrying new Covid [...]
Cars and buses to be banned from busy Strand junction January 11, 2021 Westminster Council is set to embark on a pedestrianisation of the busy junction abutting Strand and Aldwych at a cost of £18m. The scheme will see the part of the Strand which runs next to King’s College London and Somerset House closed to traffic. It will be replaced with what Westminster Council describe as a [...]
Mandatory testing is the boost the travel industry needs January 7, 2021 Lockdown 3 has once again decimated the travel industry. There is a total ban on foreign trips except for very specific reasons such as work or urgent medical or compassionate need. We are in a total mess but there is one clear way out. The government needs to act quickly and introduce stringent Covid testing for [...]
Belgian Government joins Dutch in banning British arrivals December 20, 2020 Belgium has joined the Netherlands in banning British arrivals after the emergence of a new mutant strain of Covid-19 in the UK. PM Alexander De Croo announced the ban would be in place for at least 24 hours from midnight tonight, with most expecting the restrictions to last longer than that. It comes after the [...]
Brits raring to travel despite lockdown uncertainty, survey finds December 9, 2020 The UK has a greater appetite for travel during the Covid pandemic than other EU countries, a study by ADARA, data specialist, found.
High-flying business figures exempted from travel quarantine rules December 4, 2020 Business travellers who arrive back into England will no longer have to self-isolate if they come in from a country not on the government's travel corridor list.
Quarantine period for UK travel arrivals set to be reduced once lockdown eases, Shapps tells industry November 9, 2020 Quarantine period for UK travel arrivals set to be reduced once lockdown eases
Coronavirus: UK bans all travel to and from Denmark after mink outbreak November 7, 2020 The government has announced a total ban on travel to and from Denmark following concern over a new strain of coronavirus in the country’s mink farms. Denmark has announced strict new lockdown rules and a nationwide mink cull after authorities discovered a mutated coronavirus strain in the animals. The UK last night initially responded by [...]