Travel red list scrapped but ministers leave the door open for return of hotel quarantine
3 years, 1 month ago

Travel red list scrapped but ministers leave the door open for return of hotel quarantine

The Telegraph  

The red list was effectively scrapped on Thursday but hotel quarantine will remain as a threat until at least the New Year. All seven countries left on the red list will be removed from Monday at 4am, which means passengers will no longer be required to quarantine in a UK hotel at a cost of £2,285 per person. Ministers have, however, agreed to retain “several hundred” rooms in “quarantine” hotels in case restrictions have to be reimposed if a new variant emerges or there is a resurgence of Covid-19. Grant Shapps, the Transport Secretary, said: “We will keep the red list category in place as a precautionary measure to protect public health and are prepared to add countries and territories back if needed, as the UK’s first line of defence.” Britain is one of the last countries in the world to have hotel quarantine with even Australia, pioneers of the policy, having dropped it.

Quarantine Red Hotel Quarantine  return  uk  travel  list  seven  quarantine  red  scrapped  countries  yearall  having  hotel  leave  open  ministers  travellers

History of this topic

COVID-19: State does a U-turn on seven-day home quarantine norm
1 year, 11 months ago

COVID-19: State does a U-turn on seven-day home quarantine norm

The Hindu  

Three days after making seven days home quarantine mandatory for asymptomatic international passengers arriving in the State from five high risk countries — China, Japan, South Korea, Singapore and Thailand — besides Hong Kong, Karnataka on Tuesday withdrew this norm. Following recommendations by the State’s COVID-19 Technical Advisory Committee, the Health Department had issued a circular on December 31 mandating …

Canada brings back random Covid testing for tourists – with risk of 10 days hotel quarantine
2 years, 4 months ago

Canada brings back random Covid testing for tourists – with risk of 10 days hotel quarantine

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The government says: “You can complete your test in-person or pick up a self-swab kit at select test provider locations, …

Most travel-related quarantine rules to expire on Feb. 25; Test obligation may remain
2 years, 10 months ago

Most travel-related quarantine rules to expire on Feb. 25; Test obligation may remain

NL Times  

People who travel to the Netherlands from any region designated as being a “very high-risk area” due to coronavirus will not necessarily have to quarantine from February 25, the Ministry of Health said in a statement. The Foreign Affairs Ministry also confirmed that the coronavirus situation in a region will no longer be a sole determining factor in the travel …

Bengaluru may impose institutional quarantine on travellers from 'at-risk' countries
3 years ago

Bengaluru may impose institutional quarantine on travellers from 'at-risk' countries

India Today  

Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike Chief Commissioner Gaurav Gupta said that discussions are on with experts to introduce compulsory institutional quarantine for foreign arrivals from 'at-risk' countries, even if they test negative for Covid-19. So we are considering introducing institutional quarantine for all passengers from at-risk countries, even if they test negative for COVID-19. 'PREPARING FOR SPIKE IN NUMBERS' Gaurav Gupta …

Travel UK update: Which countries are on the red list?
3 years ago

Travel UK update: Which countries are on the red list?

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Since then, the “red list” of highest-risk destinations has fluctuated, but it now stands at 11 destinations after the latest …

Some 20 travelers from South Africa still in quarantine hotel
3 years ago

Some 20 travelers from South Africa still in quarantine hotel

NL Times  

About 20 people are still staying in the quarantine hotel in Badhoevedorp. This group includes people who tested positive for Covid-19 after arriving at Schiphol from South Africa 10 days ago, as well as their loved ones. "Formalities often still have to be arranged to start the return journey, and a flight has to be booked," explained the GGD Kennemerland. …

Travellers from South Africa required to quarantine in hotels if positive for Covid
3 years ago

Travellers from South Africa required to quarantine in hotels if positive for Covid

NL Times  

Anyone who tests positive for coronavirus out of about 600 passengers who returned from South Africa will be required to quarantine in a hotel, the GGD Kennemerland said. It concerns only those passengers who departed on two KLM aircraft from South Africa before the Netherlands implemented a flight ban from that country, but who landed in the Netherlands after the …

Will any countries go on the red list?
3 years, 1 month ago

Will any countries go on the red list?

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “We will keep the red list category in place as a precautionary measure to protect public health and are prepared …

Qatar puts UK on its travel red list amid soaring Covid rates
3 years, 1 month ago

Qatar puts UK on its travel red list amid soaring Covid rates

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Fully vaccinated Brits must present a negative PCR test taken within the 72 hours prior to their arrival in Qatar. …

Travel red list and hotel quarantine set to be scrapped
3 years, 1 month ago

Travel red list and hotel quarantine set to be scrapped

The Telegraph  

The travel red list and hotel quarantine are set to be scrapped under plans, to be considered by ministers on Thursday, to ease restrictions in face of the declining Covid threat from abroad. Ministers will meet to consider removing the final seven countries from the red list. Nearly 200,000 people returning from red list countries have been forced to quarantine …

UK eases rules for vaccinated international travellers, cost burden on Indian fliers to reduce
3 years, 3 months ago

UK eases rules for vaccinated international travellers, cost burden on Indian fliers to reduce

Firstpost  

From 4 October, the current traffic light system of red, amber and green countries based on levels of COVID-19 risk will be scrapped and replaced with one red list only London: The UK government on Friday announced a major relaxation of international travel rules for vaccinated people coming in and out of England, with long-haul routes between India and the …

Australia's trial home quarantine for vaccinated arrivals to ease travel curbs
3 years, 3 months ago

Australia's trial home quarantine for vaccinated arrivals to ease travel curbs

Hindustan Times  

Australia’s most-populous state will trial home quarantine for people returning from overseas if they are fully vaccinated, signalling an easing of one of the most hardcore border regimes in the world. Australia's trial home quarantine for vaccinated arrivals to ease travel curbs New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian said Friday the pilot program in her state would begin in the …

Annastacia Palaszczuk backflips on Queensland's hotel quarantine after backlash over NRL WAGS
3 years, 3 months ago

Annastacia Palaszczuk backflips on Queensland's hotel quarantine after backlash over NRL WAGS

Daily Mail  

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk appears to have backed down on the pause to the state's hotel quarantine program, re-opening it from this Saturday - but at this stage, just 50 families will be allowed to return. The decision to re-start the hotel quarantine program comes a day after the outrage over the government's seemingly hypocritical stance of allowing NRL WAGs …

Hotspot travellers locked out of Queensland as authorities pause COVID-19 hotel quarantine
3 years, 3 months ago

Hotspot travellers locked out of Queensland as authorities pause COVID-19 hotel quarantine

ABC  

Travel plans for people trying to relocate to Queensland have been thrown into disarray with the announcement the state is pausing arrivals from interstate hotspots for the next fortnight. Key points: People who have already received a "right of entry" border pass will have to reapply The Premier said the pause would help manage quarantine hotel capacity Health Minister Yvette …

UK relaxes Covid travel curbs for India, institutional quarantine exempted
3 years, 4 months ago

UK relaxes Covid travel curbs for India, institutional quarantine exempted

India Today  

The United Kingdom on Wednesday updated its latest Covid-19 travel update for some countries including India, moving it from the 'red' to 'amber' list with effect from August 8. However, travellers need not quarantine or take a day 8 test after arriving in England if an individual is either, "fully vaccinated in the UK or under the UK vaccine programme …

Will families be able to travel with kids during the pandemic?
3 years, 4 months ago

Will families be able to travel with kids during the pandemic?

Live Mint  

As countries around the world attempt to reopen their borders, officials have come up with an ever-changing list of labyrinthine polices to allow travel. Before the pandemic, travel had become an economic necessity for millions of people, who crossed borders every day to go to work and come back to their families. Spending on business travel is worth at least …

Just 23 people have been fined for breaking quarantine rules: Telegraaf
3 years, 5 months ago

Just 23 people have been fined for breaking quarantine rules: Telegraaf

Dutch News  

Only 23 fines have been handed out to people who have broken mandatory quarantine since it ws introduced on June 1, the health ministry has told the Telegraaf. The 10-day quarantine period replaced flight bans from 25 high-risk countries, including Brazil, South Africa and India, on June 1, with a €339 fine and a criminal record for anyone caught breaking …

Just 23 people have been fined for breaking quarantine rules: Telegraaf
3 years, 5 months ago

Just 23 people have been fined for breaking quarantine rules: Telegraaf

Dutch News  

Only 23 fines have been handed out to people who have broken mandatory quarantine since it ws introduced on June 1, the health ministry has told the Telegraaf. The 10-day quarantine period replaced flight bans from 25 high-risk countries, including Brazil, South Africa and India, on June 1, with a €339 fine and a criminal record for anyone caught breaking …

Big majority of Britons ‘worried’ about Boris Johnson’s plan to lift all Covid restrictions, poll reveals
3 years, 6 months ago

Big majority of Britons ‘worried’ about Boris Johnson’s plan to lift all Covid restrictions, poll reveals

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A large majority of Britons are “worried” about Boris Johnson’s plan …

NSW warns other states over Sydney COVID-19 quarantine hotel infections
3 years, 8 months ago

NSW warns other states over Sydney COVID-19 quarantine hotel infections

ABC  

Health authorities in NSW have warned several people who could have been exposed to COVID-19 inside a Sydney quarantine hotel have already travelled interstate. Key points: NSW Health says four more return travellers who stayed at the Mercure Hotel need to get tested NSW Health says four more return travellers who stayed at the Mercure Hotel need to get tested …

Two people catch UK coronavirus strain while in Perth hotel quarantine, sparking India ban call
3 years, 8 months ago

Two people catch UK coronavirus strain while in Perth hotel quarantine, sparking India ban call

ABC  

Two people staying at a Perth quarantine hotel have contracted the UK strain of COVID-19 from returned overseas travellers from India who were in another room. Key points: The two guests caught the virus from a couple staying in an opposite room The couple had arrived in WA from India infected with the UK strain The WA Premier has called …

Britain adds India to Covid-19 travel 'red list' amid 103 new variant cases in UK
3 years, 8 months ago

Britain adds India to Covid-19 travel 'red list' amid 103 new variant cases in UK

India Today  

Britain on Monday added India to its Covid-19 travel "red list", which effectively bans all travel from the country and makes a 10-day hotel quarantine compulsory for UK residents arriving back to the country. Health Secretary Matt Hancock confirmed the move in the House of Commons as he revealed that 103 cases of the so-called Indian variant had been identified …

WA government announces interstate border rule relaxation, confirms quarantine-free New Zealand travel
3 years, 8 months ago

WA government announces interstate border rule relaxation, confirms quarantine-free New Zealand travel

ABC  

Western Australia is making major changes to its COVID-19 restrictions, by relaxing its interstate border rules to re-open to other states quicker following closures. Key points: WA's border will re-open after 14 days without community spread Mark McGowan says he won't hesitate to reintroduce the hard border New Zealand travellers will be able to arrive quarantine-free from April 19 WA …

Traveller describes 'totally chaotic' response from Victorian authorities hours after Brisbane red zone declared
3 years, 8 months ago

Traveller describes 'totally chaotic' response from Victorian authorities hours after Brisbane red zone declared

ABC  

A man who tried to travel to Victoria from Brisbane before it was declared a red zone says he was forced into hotel quarantine, despite repeated assurances from the Department of Health he would not be. Key points: Sam says he was assured he would only face orange zone restrictions, but when his flight landed he was taken to hotel …

Three Victorians in coronavirus hotel quarantine after visiting Queensland
3 years, 8 months ago

Three Victorians in coronavirus hotel quarantine after visiting Queensland

ABC  

Three Victorians will spend a fortnight in hotel quarantine after visiting a high-risk exposure site while travelling in Queensland. Key points: Two of the three had returned negative tests by Sunday morning, while the third was still pending Secondary close contacts are being identified, with more expected to be contacted Victoria says it has no current plans to close the …

WA imposes new quarantine restrictions for travellers from Queensland after COVID case
3 years, 8 months ago

WA imposes new quarantine restrictions for travellers from Queensland after COVID case

ABC  

Western Australia has imposed new quarantine restrictions on certain travellers returning from Queensland after that state recorded one new case of locally transmitted coronavirus. Key points: People visiting WA from some parts of Queensland will have to quarantine Roger Cook says there could be further announcements in the next 24 hours He says he is disappointed in the low rates …

Victoria's COVID-19 hotel quarantine program is set to resume. Here's how it will work
3 years, 9 months ago

Victoria's COVID-19 hotel quarantine program is set to resume. Here's how it will work

ABC  

International travellers will start flying back into Melbourne from April 8. Close to six weeks ago, Victoria's hotel quarantine program was halted after COVID-19 leaked into the community and the state went into a snap five-day lockdown. The government says a team of health experts and engineers are assessing every single room in every hotel used in the program to …

New UK law means $7,000 fines for vacations abroad
3 years, 9 months ago

New UK law means $7,000 fines for vacations abroad

CNN  

CNN — British people attempting to go on vacation while travel restrictions are still in place could face a $7,000 fine under new government legislation. The UK’s new “Roadmap Regulations,” released on Monday, propose that anyone traveling outside England “without a reasonable excuse” should face a fine of £5,000. Under the “Stay at Home” order, anyone leaving the country must …

Victoria is COVID-free for the first time this year. Here's what happens next
3 years, 9 months ago

Victoria is COVID-free for the first time this year. Here's what happens next

ABC  

Victoria is COVID-free for the first time this year, after the Health Department declared the final active case in the state had recovered. The health department said on Monday night that "almost all" current hotel quarantine workers had already had the first jab. Professor Baxter said if all workers had at least had their first vaccination injection, the outbreak risk …

Record number of COVID-19 cases from Papua New Guinea arrive in Queensland's hotel quarantine
3 years, 9 months ago

Record number of COVID-19 cases from Papua New Guinea arrive in Queensland's hotel quarantine

ABC  

A record number of COVID-19 cases from Papua New Guinea have been recorded in hotel quarantine in Queensland. Queensland COVID-19 snapshot In latest reporting period: Deaths: 11 11 New cases: 5,698 Queensland's vaccine rollout: First dose: 93.2 per cent 93.2 per cent Second dose: 92.7 per cent Latest case information from Queensland Health. "I really want to thank the Australian …

Urgent review of WA hotel quarantine begins after COVID-19 positive worker
3 years, 9 months ago

Urgent review of WA hotel quarantine begins after COVID-19 positive worker

ABC  

Authorities are urgently examining airflow in every quarantine hotel in Western Australia in the wake of last month's positive COVID-19 case. Key points: The review will assess ventilation in all of WA's quarantine hotels The review will assess ventilation in all of WA's quarantine hotels An occupational hygienist and mechanical engineer will examine all sites An occupational hygienist and mechanical …

Covid-19 variants dampen hope of travel rebound, quarantines get longer-lonelier
3 years, 10 months ago

Covid-19 variants dampen hope of travel rebound, quarantines get longer-lonelier

Hindustan Times  

Quarantines continue to frustrate travellers and strangle airlines a year into the pandemic, with the threat from highly infectious coronavirus variants meaning enforced isolations are mostly getting longer and stricter rather than easing up. Covid-19 variants dampen hope of travel rebound, quarantines get longer-lonelier Even as vaccines embolden countries like Israel and the UK to plot paths to reopening, authorities …

Quarantine hotel guest attempts to escape as Government faces human rights court challenge
3 years, 10 months ago

Quarantine hotel guest attempts to escape as Government faces human rights court challenge

The Telegraph  

A man attempted to escape from a quarantine hotel on Thursday, as an international law firm prepared to mount a High Court challenge over the policy's "violation of liberties". Anthony Pium, a 30-year-old travel agent from east London, was involved in an angry confrontation with security guards as he tried to force his way out of the Radisson Blu Edwardian …

Hotel quarantine triggers cancellations for inbound tourism
3 years, 10 months ago

Hotel quarantine triggers cancellations for inbound tourism

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “Since the removal of travel corridors and the introduction of quarantine hotels, our members have received hundreds of cancellations for …

Hotel quarantine: How is it enforced?
3 years, 10 months ago

Hotel quarantine: How is it enforced?

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Anyone arriving who has been in a country on the UK’s travel ban list in the previous 10 days before …

Covid: Hotel quarantine comes into force in United Kingdom
3 years, 10 months ago

Covid: Hotel quarantine comes into force in United Kingdom

India TV News  

All British and Irish citizens and UK residents who arrive in England after being in a high-risk Covid country now have to quarantine in hotels, officials said. Health Secretary Matt Hancock said the emergence of new variants meant the government "must go further" with its travel restrictions. "The rules coming into force today will bolster the quarantine system and provide …

How the hotel quarantine outbreak that's landed Victorians in coronavirus lockdown spread
3 years, 10 months ago

How the hotel quarantine outbreak that's landed Victorians in coronavirus lockdown spread

ABC  

Victorians are still coming to grips with their return to life in lockdown as they wait for news about whether or not the so-called "circuit breaker" restrictions have been effective in helping to curtail the current cluster. Nebuliser use at root of cluster The starting point of the cluster has been traced back to Thursday February 4, when three family …

Hotel quarantine: Airport e-gates could allow travellers to ‘breach restrictions’, says union official
3 years, 10 months ago

Hotel quarantine: Airport e-gates could allow travellers to ‘breach restrictions’, says union official

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A top union official has said that electronic border gates at Heathrow and other airports will …

People flying to Canada will have to quarantine at hotels from February 22
3 years, 10 months ago

People flying to Canada will have to quarantine at hotels from February 22

Hindustan Times  

Air travelers to Canada will quarantine in a hotel starting on February 22 as they await the result of a coronavirus test, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Friday. Government officials confirmed that — with limited exceptions — nonessential air travelers will be required to reserve a three-night stay in a government-authorized hotel at their own expense before they depart for …

Priti Patel claims hotel quarantine cannot be brought in overnight – even though Australia did just that
3 years, 10 months ago

Priti Patel claims hotel quarantine cannot be brought in overnight – even though Australia did just that

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy As “maintenance issues” continue to hamper the introduction of the hotel quarantine scheme, the home secretary …

Canada to ask air travellers to wait on COVID tests in hotels
3 years, 10 months ago

Canada to ask air travellers to wait on COVID tests in hotels

Al Jazeera  

Move could cause ire among ‘snowbirds’ – Canadians who spend colder months in warmer climates. Air travellers to Canada will quarantine in a hotel starting on February 22 as they await the result of a coronavirus test, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Friday. Government officials confirmed that – with limited exceptions – non-essential air travellers will be required to reserve …

UK warns all vacations could be canceled for 2021
3 years, 10 months ago

UK warns all vacations could be canceled for 2021

CNN  

CNN — Booking any kind of summer travel escape became an even bigger gamble for millions of British people on Wednesday as the the government warned that even staycations could be under threat until vaccinations are completed. The news came after the nation’s health minister, Matt Hancock, announced that arrivals to the UK who lie about visiting a destination on …

Travellers in red-list countries rush back to UK to beat hotel quarantine
3 years, 10 months ago

Travellers in red-list countries rush back to UK to beat hotel quarantine

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Travellers in “red list” countries are rushing back to the UK before a new hotel quarantine …

UK hotel quarantine to cost up to £1,750 and will be bookable from Thursday
3 years, 10 months ago

UK hotel quarantine to cost up to £1,750 and will be bookable from Thursday

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Mr Hancock also said arrivals from every foreign country except Ireland will face two additional Covid tests: one on the …

Britain Tightens Travel Restrictions With Hotel Quarantine and 10-Year Prison Threat
3 years, 10 months ago

Britain Tightens Travel Restrictions With Hotel Quarantine and 10-Year Prison Threat

News 18  

Britain said it would bring in tighter border controls next week against new variants of the coronavirus, requiring hotel quarantine for arrivals and threatening rule-breakers with up to 10 years in jail and fines. Under lockdown rules, holidays are banned, and testing regimes and quarantine are already in place for travellers, but the government said on Tuesday it would bring …

Travellers arriving in the UK face TWO Covid tests as they self-isolate under quarantine proposals
3 years, 10 months ago

Travellers arriving in the UK face TWO Covid tests as they self-isolate under quarantine proposals

Daily Mail  

How will the new border rules work? Travellers who lie about whether they have been to mutant coronavirus hotspots face up to ten years in prison, under a brutal crackdown unveiled by Matt Hancock today All international arrivals into the UK will be forced to take two tests as the government is set to implement stricter measures to stop new …

Passengers may be stranded aboard if they have not booked a hotel room
3 years, 10 months ago

Passengers may be stranded aboard if they have not booked a hotel room

Daily Mail  

Airlines fear any lack of rooms under the quarantine hotels scheme could force them to leave travellers stuck abroad. Health Secretary Matt Hancock will announce today that the Government has struck its first deals with hotel chains to accommodate those quarantining. We don’t know yet whether the Government will want us to deny boarding.’ Airlines are legally required to check …

Probe cannot determine exactly how Brisbane's Hotel Grand Chancellor coronavirus cluster evaded infection controls
3 years, 10 months ago

Probe cannot determine exactly how Brisbane's Hotel Grand Chancellor coronavirus cluster evaded infection controls

ABC  

An investigation into Brisbane's Hotel Grand Chancellor coronavirus cluster has been unable to determine exactly how the virus evaded infection controls. Key points: The positive case of the highly infectious UK strain forced Greater Brisbane into a three-day lockdown The positive case of the highly infectious UK strain forced Greater Brisbane into a three-day lockdown The probe recommends CCTV be …

Hotel quarantine worker tests positive for COVID-19 in Victoria, transmission between rooms being investigated
3 years, 10 months ago

Hotel quarantine worker tests positive for COVID-19 in Victoria, transmission between rooms being investigated

ABC  

Victorian health authorities are investigating a case of COVID-19 in a hotel quarantine worker, with a public health team working to notify the staff member's close contacts. Key points: The new case comes as authorities investigate the spread of coronavirus from one room to another in a quarantine hotel The new case comes as authorities investigate the spread of coronavirus …

Discover Related