Travellers from seven more destinations will no longer have to quarantine after being added to England’s travel green list, the Guardian has learned.
Canada, Denmark, Finland, Lithuania, Switzerland, Liechtenstein and the Azores will move from amber to green from 4am on 30 August, in the final update to the traffic-light system before the end of summer. Moves are made according to their Covid case, vaccine and variant rate.
Thailand and Montenegro are being downgraded from amber to the red list, meaning only British residents and nationals will be allowed into the country, and they will have to quarantine in a hotel for 11 nights at a cost of at least £2,285.
The proportion of Beta variant cases in Thailand has grown significantly in recent weeks. It is the Covid strain some scientists fear vaccines are less effective against.
Given that health is a devolved matter, restrictions on passengers arriving in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland are taken by the administrations in each nation.
There are thought to be no additions to the amber list. Minister signed off on the changes on Thursday and the Department for Transport is expected to announce them later in the day.
