The British government on Thursday removed the last seven countries from its red list, which limits entry to England to British residents or citizens, on the condition that they are quarantined in a hotel, to fight COVID-19.
The measure affects Colombia, Panama, Ecuador, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Peru and Venezuela, to whom the United Kingdom had closed its borders because of the gamma variant, which appeared in Brazil.
“We will maintain the list as a precautionary measure to protect public health and are ready to add countries and territories if necessary, as if it were a first line of defense for the UK.”, Tweeted the Minister of Transport, Grant Shapps.
The measure, which will take effect from Monday, concerns England, but the local government Scottish He also announced that he made the same decision. The governments of Gales and of North Ireland they usually adopt the same rules.
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