Travel News; All Countries On UK Travel List Removed From 'Red List'

United Kingdom announced on Friday that it will ease travel restrictions and remove all countries from the Covid-19 travel ban 'red list' from Monday, 1 November 2021.

Notably, there are currently seven countries Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Haiti, Panama, Peru and Venezuela are on the UK red list for Covid-19 travel.

However, this will be reviewed every three weeks and the UK government will revise the red list in case of emerging Covid-19 types of threats.

UPDATE: All seven remaining countries on the red list will be REMOVED from Mon 1 Nov at 4am ❌

— Rt Hon Grant Shapps MP (@grantshapps) October 28, 2021

Department for Transport (DfT) said Delta is now the dominant COVID variant in most countries around the world, meaning the risk of known variants entering the UK is reduced.

UK Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said, "This is another step in the right direction for international travel with more good news today for passengers, businesses, and the travel sector"

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