UK Removes Travel Restrictions for 47 Countries

The UK government removed travel restrictions for 47 countries, on Thursday, making it much easier for British passengers to travel abroad.

As of 11th October, arrivals from 47 countries will no longer have to enter hotel quarantine. They will just have to do a PCR test on or before day 2, the government announced.

However, seven countries remain on the red quarantine list, including Peru and the Dominican Republic.

In a post on Twitter this afternoon, UK transport secretary Grant Shapps affirmed that the 47 recategorized countries will be moved to Britain's "rest of the world" list.

Notably, the rules for travel came into force on October 4th, with the traffic light system scrapped in favour of a single red list.

Shapps added: "I'm also making changes so travellers visiting England have fewer entry requirements, by recognising those with fully-vax status from 37 new countries and territories including India, Turkey and Ghana, treating them the same as UK fully vax passengers."

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