The pink checklist was slashed in the UK Government’s latest travel announcement on October 7, with solely seven international locations remaining excessive danger.
The transfer sees all international locations in Africa and Asia eliminated. Winter solar vacation spot, corresponding to Brazil, Mexico and Thailand have been opened up, whereas the Dominican Republic, Columbia and Peru are amongst these remaining pink.
The brand new categorisation will come into impact from 4am on Monday, October 11. The choice follows the removing of 32 international locations and territories from the Overseas Workplace advisory in opposition to all however important journey resulting from Covid-19.
The earlier journey announcement, on Wednesday, September 22, noticed eight international locations faraway from the journey pink checklist, together with vacation favorite Turkey. Different international locations to come back off the checklist have been the Maldives, Sri Lanka, Kenya, Egypt, Oman, Pakistan and Bangladesh.
Regardless of the Authorities scrapping the inexperienced and amber lists and introducing new, relaxed travel rules, adults coming back from the pink checklist international locations should nonetheless pay as much as £2,285 to spend that point in a quarantine lodge; the speed for one extra adults, or little one aged 12 or over, is £1,430, whereas kids aged between 5–11 are £325 every.
Nevertheless, reviews counsel these in monetary hardship might be able to avoid the large fee. A Authorities assertion confirmed: “Different fee preparations stay out there to those that genuinely can’t afford to pay.”
Since February 15, arrivals who attempt to cowl up their arrival from a pink checklist nation additionally face jail sentences of as much as 10 years, while anybody who tries to keep away from obligatory lodge quarantine will face fines of as much as £10,000.
A high-quality additionally enforces the testing system. Travellers arriving from any nation could possibly be fined £500 if they don’t have a sound check end result.
