Foreign holidays at risk from ‘Nepal variant’ as strain spreads to Europe
Travel expert Paul Charles believes that both the Canary and the Balearic Islands in Spain could be added, along with Malta and Morocco.Millions of Brits are desperate for a breakCredit: Reuters
But some sources say the number of new countries opening to UK travellers will be "extremely limited" as a result of concern over the Nepal strain and the slower rollout of vaccines across Europe.Ministers reportedly believe that's the month there'll be a huge reboot for travel abroad.Just a handful of countries are on the travel green list
"We've got to continue to put countries on the red list, on the amber list, when that is necessary and I want you to know we will have no hesitation in moving countries from the green list to the amber list, to the red list, if we have to do so," he said.Despite concerns over the Indian strain,Tory grandee Sir Iain Duncan Smith has told the PM to ignore "nervous scientists" and plough ahead with 'Freedom Day' as planned.
"But they're not – they're listening to the scientists. The science is what you make of it. We haven't seen any uptick in hospitalisations."Boris Johnson warns he will have 'no hesitation' in moving green list countries to red list
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