UK Loosens COVID-19 Restrictions on International Travel

UK Loosens COVID-19 Restrictions on International Travel
Passengers queue for check-in at Gatwick Airport in West Sussex, England, south of London, on Dec. 20, 2020. Gareth Fuller/PA via AP
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The British government announced on Friday that COVID-19 restrictions for international travel will be loosened next month.

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps announced that the traffic light system, which is currently in force, is set to be replaced from Oct. 4 by a single, reduced “red list” of destinations from where travellers arriving in England will have to quarantine in a government-supervised hotel.