Which red-list countries could go amber at the next travel update? Covid rates ahead of traffic-light review – iNews

If youre yet to take a holiday this year, the next travel review is just a week away due on Thursday 16 September.

Theres been some early indictions that Transport Secretary Grant Shapps could bring the traffic-light system, which has been ruling hopeful holidaymakers travel choices throughout the year, to an end around 1 October.

Until then, for friends and families eagerly awaiting to see which countries change colour for a last-minute trip to the sun, it is possible that some countries currently on the red list could be moved to the amber or green lists at the next review.

The Government uses a range of factors to decide how to classify each country, including infections rates, whether there are any variants of concern there, the number of people who have been vaccinated, and the countrys access to reliable scientific data and genomic sequencing.

According to the latest data, here are some of the destinations that are tipped to move from red to green or amber, which means double-vaccinated travellers do not have to quarantine on their return.

These include Turkey, the Seychelles, Thailand and South Africa.

Case rate in the last seven days: 185infections per 100KEntry requirements: Proof of vaccine or a negative PCR result taken 72 hours prior to arrival

Case rate in the last seven days: 15infections per 100K peopleEntry requirements: Vaccination or PCR test taken 72 hours before travel

Case rate in the last seven days: 200infections per 100K peopleEntry requirements: Visitors must present a negative PCR test 96 hours prior to departure

Case rate in the last seven days: 9infections per 100K peopleEntry requirements: A negative PCR test taken no more than 72 hours before arrival

The lists are decidedbased on the following criteria:

Here are the rules for each list of the traffic light system:

PCR testsmust be booked throughone of the Governments approved providers.

The Government has been looking at ways to reduce the price of testing, withPCR tests generally costing around 120-160, while some travel providers have heavily subsidised the costs.

Case rate in the last seven days: 423infections per 100K peopleEntry requirements: Visitors have a negative PCR test taken within 72 hours before arrival

Case rate in the last seven days: 2infections per 100K peopleEntry requirements: A negative PCR test taken within 72 hours before arrival

Case rate in the last seven days: 79infections per 100K peopleEntry requirements: A negative PCR test taken no more than 72 hours before arrival

Case rate in the last seven days: 83infections per 100K peopleEntry requirements: A negative nasal swab and a PCR test taken no more than 72 hours before their arrival

Case rate in the last seven days: 149infections per 100K peopleEntry requirements: UK travellers are required to quarantine for 14 days

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