Spain’s Balearic Islands may be moved from England’s green tourism watch list to amber, and ministers are considering drastic measures to stop most passengers from France because of concerns about the increasing number of Beta variant cases there.
These changes are being discussed on Wednesday afternoon, but a final decision has not yet been made. An announcement will be made later on Wednesday, and the announcement will take effect early next week.
Multiple sources told the Guardian that those returning home from Ibiza, Mallorca, Menorca and Formentera may be subject to the rules of the Amber List, which means they must Isolate at home for 10 days-although they can use “Test Release” The system left the quarantine area early on the fifth day.
However, the changes that took effect on Monday, July 19, mean those who have received both Covid vaccines at the same time No need to isolate, As long as they test negative when they return to England.
It is believed that the quarantine measures have a disproportionate impact on young people. Most of them only received the first dose of the coronavirus vaccine and must wait at least eight weeks before receiving the second dose.
Three weeks ago, Spain’s Balearic Islands, a series of popular tourist destinations for party lovers and sunbathing enthusiasts, were included on the Green Watch List-intended to provide people with signs that the country is facing The risk of returning to amber.
According to the Spanish government, the Balearic Islands case rate has more than tripled in the past two weeks-as of Monday, July 12, the 14-day case rate rose from 113.71 to 357.82.
In the developments that led to serious disagreements between Whitehall’s departments, the Guardian also learned that ministers were advised to put France on the red list-all but British nationals and residents were banned from travelling, and all those who traveled All need to be isolated in the hotel for 10 nights at a cost of £1,700.
A source said that because of the relaxation of the yellow list entry regulations, “the red list is now the main buffer zone.”
According to our data world, France’s weekly case rate has risen by 63%, and 102 infections per million people have been reported in the past 24 hours—although this is far behind the latest 537 cases in the UK.
Many other government insiders did not deny that France is at risk of being eliminated. Although the list is updated every three weeks, it will be decided at the last minute which color each country should grade.
Several other countries are also at risk of being included in the red list.