The UK will make public next week a list of countries whose nationals will be exempt from July quarantine imposed on travelers from abroad to avoid importing cases of new coronavirus, the government announced on Friday.
To support the ongoing deconfinement, British authorities have asked these travelers since June 8 to isolate themselves for 14 days, a controversial measure that has angered the tourism and airline industries.
“A full list of low risk countries (…) will be published next week and travel may resume with the countries on (this) list the following week“said the government in a statement.”The UK is likely to discuss these arrangements with countries including France, Greece and Spain in the coming days.“, is added.
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Government officials say the foreign ministry will lift its recommendation to avoid non-essential travel to countries subject to these exemptions, “scheduled to start (to be implemented) on July 6“.
These measures must “allow the safe opening of a number of safe destinations to give the possibility of going on summer vacation abroad and supporting the British economy through tourism“in particular, said a government spokesman.
“But we will not hesitate to brake if risks emerge“, at-having you.
According to the British press, the exempted countries are mainly Mediterranean countries popular with British tourists.
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In mid-June, British Airways, EasyJet and Ryanair began legal action against the government to drop the quarantine, saying it would have “devastating effect on British tourism and the economy“.
The most mourning country in Europe with more than 43,000 dead, the United Kingdom is making slow progress in deconfinement, the next stage of which is scheduled for July 4 with the reopening of pubs, restaurants, hair salons, hotels and museums.
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