The Government has removed six destinations, including France and the Netherlands, from its list of travel corridors.
People arriving in England from France, the Netherlands, Monaco, Malta, Turks and Caicos Islands and Aruba from 4am on Saturday (15 August) 2020 will need to self-isolate for two weeks.
Stade Louis II, Monaco
The Department for Transport said the Joint Biosecurity Centre and Public Health England have indicated a significant change in COVID-19 risk in all six destinations.
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office has also updated its travel advice to advise against all but essential travel to France, Monaco, the Netherlands, Malta, Turks and Caicos Islands and Aruba.
Monaco is due to host the year's first Diamond League athletics event on Friday evening including British athletes, who are likely to be exempt from quarantine requirements.
The Government said it has ‘made consistently clear it will take decisive action if necessary to contain the virus, including removing countries from the travel corridors list rapidly if the public health risk of people returning from a particular country without self-isolating becomes too high’.
Officials said the Government is urging employers to be understanding of those returning from these destinations who now will need to self-isolate.
They added that the Government keeps travel advice and the exemptions list under constant review, and the Joint Biosecurity Centre is closely monitoring increases in reported cases in destinations worldwide.
‘People planning to travel overseas should be mindful that unfortunately disruption is possible, in order to protect public health, and the government is prepared to remove countries from the travel corridors list rapidly if the public health risk of people returning from a particular country without self-isolating becomes too high.
‘Passengers should therefore carefully consider their ability to self-isolate on return before deciding to travel overseas in the event that advice changes.’
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