Downing Street has established that travelers traveling for tourism, starting from the 17th of this month, to 12 countries and territories (the so-called ‘green list’), including Portugal, Israel and Gibraltar, will not have to undergo a quarantine period upon their return. Countries such as France, Spain, Greece and Italy are excluded from the list. GB Transport Secretary Grant Shapps illustrated the new rules for the summer, stressing that the countries included in the green list will be constantly monitored and that the situation will be reviewed every three weeks.
Doubts also for the Champions League final on 29 May between Manchester City and Chelsea in Istanbul after the British government put Turkey on the travel red list. UK Transport Minister Grant Shapps said travel to red list countries is not permitted except in “the most extreme circumstances” and anyone returning from a red list country must enter and pay for mandatory hotel quarantine. “It means fans shouldn’t go to Turkey,” said Shapps, who raised the possibility of the match being transferred to England.
France extends mandatory quarantine to 7 more countries
Travelers from seven other countries, including Turkey, will have to observe a mandatory ten-day quarantine upon their arrival in France, as part of the anti-coronavirus measures: this is reported by French government sources cited by France Presse. In addition to Turkey, this restrictive measure will apply to Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Nepal, United Arab Emirates and Qatar. The measure will take effect at midnight on Saturday. To date, in France, there are five countries subjected to a similar quarantine: Brazil, India, Chile, South Africa and Argentina.