CORONAVIRUS

Coronavirus: Take a summer holiday without quarantine on UK return

The government is understood to be close to agreeing a list of ten countries that Britons will be able to visit on holiday
The government is understood to be close to agreeing a list of ten countries that Britons will be able to visit on holiday
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Britons will be able to go on holiday within a fortnight as the government prepares to allow trips in the UK and travel to up to ten approved countries.

Ministers are preparing to relax the UK’s two-week quarantine rules to save summer holidays abroad, amid warnings from officials that the move could increase the spread of Covid-19. The government is understood to be close to agreeing a list of ten countries that it is considered safe for Britons to travel to without needing to self isolate when they return. These include popular summer destinations such as France, Spain, Greece, Italy and Turkey, which have lower levels of coronavirus infections than the UK.

Boris Johnson will announce today that UK hotels and bed and breakfasts