THE UK will abolish quarantine for almost all countries, the Sunday Telegraph reports, citing sources.
The current ‘red list’ of 54 countries will be slashed to as few as nine. The changes, that are expected to be announced on Thursday, will allow travellers to visit those countries without having to self-isolate on their return.
South Africa, Brazil and Mexico are expected to be opened up to quarantine-free travel in time for the October half-term break.
South Africa has emerged from the third wave of infections, and last week moved to adjusted alert level 1 of Covid-19 restrictions.
Last week, former United Kingdom cabinet minister Peter Hain has urged Prime Minister Boris Johnson to immediately remove Covid-19-related travel restrictions to and from South Africa.
Nine months after first imposing the restrictions, the UK did not remove South Africa from its red list in a 17 September update.
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