Overseas passengers landing in England, Wales and Northern Ireland no longer have to self-isolate for two weeks as of Friday morning.

Travellers from 59 countries and 14 overseas British territories are now exempt from the ban, although people from the U.S. – where cases are still spiking – and Canada must still quarantine for 14 days.

The steps cover people arriving by air, sea or train, and also include UK nationals.

Countries not on the list include the U.S., Canada, Portugal, Sweden, Mexico, Brazil, Russia, Iran, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and China.

The relaxing of quarantine restrictions in Britain is taking place a day after Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, head of the World Health Organisation, said COVID-19 was “accelerating” in many parts of the world.

And it comes as some residents from European countries are against tourists visiting from the UK, a survey has revealed.

A YouGov poll has indicated residents would rather tourists visited from other European countries than the UK. Between 40% and 54% of Spaniards say they would disapprove of tourists from a group of European nations – but the figure jumps to 61% for those from Britain.

The 58 countries now exempted from quarantine measures are:
Andorra
Antigua and Barbuda
Aruba
Australia
Austria
Bahamas
Barbados
Belgium
Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba
Croatia
Curaçao
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Dominica
Faroe Islands
Fiji
Finland
France
French Polynesia
Germany
Greece
Greenland
Grenada
Guadeloupe
Hong Kong
Hungary
Iceland
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macau
Malta
Mauritius
Monaco
Netherlands
New Caledonia
New Zealand
Norway
Poland
Reunion
San Marino
Seychelles
South Korea
Spain
St Barthelemy
St Kitts and Nevis
St Lucia
St Pierre and Miquelon
Switzerland
Taiwan
Trinidad and Tobago
Turkey
Vatican City
Vietnam

 

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