The countries on the red travel ban list following huge shake-up

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THE government has scrapped the traffic light system, with the amber list being merged into the green list. Instead, countries are either on the Rest of the World “open travel” list or …

What are the rules for red list destinations?The cost of a quarantine hotel stay increased in price last month, and now costs £2,285 per person, which includes the required Covid tests.Children under 5 can stay for free.

Travellers coming into England from the red list countries have to book a stay at a quarantine hotel through an online booking platform. If passengers leave the quarantine hotel before their 10 days are up, they will be handed a £5,000 coronavirus fine, but this figure can increase up to £10,000.Also announced today, fully vaccinated Brits will no longer need to have expensive PCR tests to return to the UK.

Not only has the pre-arrival test been scrapped, but double-jabbed travellers will only need a lateral flow test on day two, which cost around £30. Unvaccinated Brits will have to quarantine for 10 days as well as pay for a pre-arrival test, and tests on day two and day eight.Turkey, Egypt and the Maldives have now been taken off the red listBrits given holiday boost as Boris Johnson confirms traffic light rules will be ‘simplified’ with fewer tests for hols

 

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