UK MOVES 4 COUNTRIES TO ‘COVID-19 AMBER LIST’

  • 05/08/2021

The United Kingdom has included India, UAE, Qatar, Georgia, Mexico and Bahrain to the Covid-19 amber list for medium-risk travel. The passengers coming from the countries included in the amber list are exempted from hotel quarantine. Also, fully vaccinated passengers from France are also exempted from quarantine.

‘The UK government has announced an update to the ‘Red-Amber-Green’ traffic light ratings for arrivals into England. From 4 am (BST) on Sunday 8 August, India will move from the red to the amber list,’ the British High Commission in New Delhi said in a statement.
‘You must take the test in the 3 days before you travel to England. On your arrival in England, you must: quarantine at home or in the place you are staying for 10 days. Also, you must take a Covid-19 test on or before day 2 and on or after day 8,’ it said.

The UK government had classified countries in three list – Green list, Red list, Amber List-according to the Covid-19 risk. Green-listed countries are considered low risk and amber-listed countries are medium risk. Passengers coming from red listed countries must undergo a 10-day hotel quarantine.

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