08 October 2021

Covid-19: The UK removes 14 countries in Southern & East Africa from the Covid-19 travel "red list"!

The Government of the United Kingdom (UK) has announced that the Covid-19 travel "red list" will reduce to 7 countries (Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Haiti, Panama, Peru and Venezuela) and proof of vaccination will be recognised from 37 new countries and territories (including three countries from Southern and East Africa) from 11 October 2021.
The following countries in Southern and East Africa will be removed from the list from 04:00 on 11 October 2021:

Eligible fully vaccinated passengers and eligible under 18s returning from countries and territories not on the red list, can do so with just a day 2 test. eOther passengers who are not fully vaccinated with an authorised vaccine returning from a non-red destination must still take a pre-departure test, a day 2 and day 8 test and complete 10 days self-isolation (with the option of Test to Release on day 5).

The Government of the United Kingdom (UK) also announced, from 04:00 on 11 October 2021, eligible travellers vaccinated in over 37 new countries and territories will also be treated the same as returning fully vaccinated UK residents, so long as they have not visited a red list country or territory in the 10 days before arriving in England. The following countries in Southern and East Africa are among these countries:

Passengers who are not an eligible traveller with an authorised vaccine arriving from a rest of world destination must still take a pre-departure test, a day 2 and day 8 test and complete 10 days self-isolation (with the option of Test to Release on day 5).

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