![]() Countries and territories exemption listįrom 10 July 2020, unless they have visited or transited through any non-exempt country or territory in the preceding 14 days, passengers arriving from the following countries and territories will not be required to self-isolate on arrival in England: Passengers travelling from overseas to Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland from outside the common travel area should ensure they follow the laws and guidance which apply there. The government is continuing to discuss this approach with the Devolved Administrations who will set out their own approach in time. FCO travel advice should always be consulted before booking any travel. The decision on these exemptions forms part of the first review of the health protection regulations concerning international travel which apply in England. Those who have visited or transited through any non-exempt country or territory within the 14 days preceding their arrival will be required to self-isolate for the remainder of the 14-day period since they last left such a country or territory. ![]() Measures and has allowed us to establish travel corridors through which passengers arriving in England from certain countries and territories will be exempted from the requirement to self-isolate. ![]() This categorisation has informed the government’s decisions about relaxation of border Other data sources may be used in the future. Data has been used from official sources in each country and modelling by the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, as well as from Public Health England and the National Travel Health Network and Centre. The categorisation has been informed by an estimate of the proportion of the population that is currently infectious in each country, virus incidence rates, trends in incidence and deaths, transmission status and international epidemic intelligence as well as information on a country’s testing capacity and an assessment of the quality of the data available. Medical Officer, has developed an approach to assessing the public health risk associated with inbound travel from specific countries and territories. The Joint Biosecurity Centre, in close consultation with Public Health England and the Chief We have been guided by the science and worked closely with health and policy experts fromĪcross government to ensure the steps we are taking will minimise the risk of importing COVID-19 cases, while helping to open our travel and tourism sector. Contact information will still need to be provided on arrival except by people on a small list of exemptions. ![]() Therefore, passengers will not be required to self-isolate when they are returning from travel abroad or arriving as visitors to England from a number of exempt countries and territories. The regulations have helped to reduce the risk of importing cases into the UK.įor arrivals from some countries and territories into England, where the risk of importing COVID-19 is sufficiently low, the government considers that it can now end the self-isolation requirement. These require people who arrive in the UK from outside the common travel area to self-isolate for 14 days and to complete a passenger locator form. Health protection regulationsĬoncerning international travel came into force in all parts of the UK on 8 June 2020. Number of cases of COVID-19 in the UK as low as possible. It is vitally important that we manage the risk of a second wave of coronavirus and keep the ![]()
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