UK announces removal of 47 countries from travel red list
The United Kingdom has announced that it has removed 47 countries from its travel ban red list.
According to foreign media reports, British Transport Secretary Grant Shops has announced that 47 countries have been removed from the red list of travel bans.
UPDATE: From Monday (11th Oct) 📅 I’ll be cutting 47 destinations from our red list – including South Africa, with just 7 countries and territories remaining ⚠️ - all others will be included in the “rest of world” category 🌐 [1/3]
— Rt Hon Grant Shapps MP (@grantshapps) October 7, 2021
Grant Shapps further said that after 4 am on Monday, vaccine certificates from 37 countries, including Pakistan, will be accepted.
He said that passengers coming from these countries would not have to undergo PCR test, however, it would be mandatory for all passengers to fill locator form.
According to foreign media, only 7 countries are left in the red list of Britain.
It should be noted that on September 17 last month, the United Kingdom removed Pakistan from the red list.