UK removes quarantine requirement for arrivals from Balearics, Malta and some Caribbean islands – as it happened

Latest updates: territoriesare added to UK ’s green list or green watchlist, whilemore countries added to red listPortuguese PM hints at tighter Covid rules for tourists from UKPublic inquiry into Covid must begin now, says senior judgeNo 10 says mass event pilot findings will be published ‘shortly’Long Covid sufferers face new ordeals as sick pay runs outCoronavirus global updates – live9.22pmBSTThat ’s it from theUKblog team. You can follow our global coronavirus coverage here -Related:Coronavirus live: Macron joins Merkel in call for EU to coordinate quarantine for non-EU countries such as UK9.01pmBSTHere is some reaction to the changes to theUK ’sgreen list from our transport correspondent, Gwyn Topham.The Balearic islands accounted for more than 8% of UK flights to EU countries in the last pre-Covid summer of 2019, when almost 1,000 flights a week would depart from the UK, according to data from analysts Cirium.Continue reading...
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