Spain and France remain off limits to Brits as PM clarifies amber list position However consumer group Which? warned that those who no longer want to take a holiday against government advice, including those with bookings from last year, were unlikely to secure a refund. Many holiday firms are continuing to sell trips to amber destinations. Passengers arriving from amber list countries are required to self-isolate for 10 days and take two tests.īut the rules have caused confusion, with mixed messaging from ministers adding to the lack of clarity.Įnvironment Secretary George Eustice said people could go to amber-listed countries to visit family or friends as long as they observed quarantine rules on their return, while Welsh Secretary Simon Hart said “some people might think a holiday is essential” and therefore a valid reason to travel.
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Prime Minister Boris Johnson said people should only travel to an amber list country “for some extreme circumstance, such as the serious illness of a family member” and not for a holiday. Reopening of international travel risks 'descending into farce' warns Which?Ī consumer group says the reopening of international travel is at risk of “descending into farce” as it warned about refunds for amber list destinations. “I’m hoping the Government is nimble and flexible, and allows in those parts of the country, from Bolton, to Blackburn, to Bradford, to boroughs in London, where we are concerned about the Indian variant, for the vaccine to be rolled out quicker for younger people.” “We’re going to have new variants but what we can’t do is allow them to spread too fast because of a delay in the rollout of the vaccine. "The key thing now is to make sure we reduce this particular type of variant spreading and so I’m asking the Government in those parts of the country, including London, where there are a large number of people with the Indian variant, for them to accelerate the rollout of the vaccine so even those below the age of 36 can receive the vaccine.” Speaking to the PA news agency at an electric bus factory in North Yorkshire, Mr Khan also said it was “disappointing” the government had not sorted out issues around international travel. London mayor Sadiq Khan said he was asking the government to roll out the vaccine more quickly for younger people in areas where there was concern about the Indian variant. London mayor calls for faster vaccination of young people “Thank you to everybody who has come forward so far – we can beat this virus together if we all play our part and get the jab as soon as we’re eligible.” “Strong evidence shows the vaccines protect you and your loved ones from serious illness, and they also reduce transmission, which is why we’ve introduced additional surge measures in the areas with rising cases of the variant first identified in India. “Vaccines are turning the tide against this pandemic and I’m incredibly proud the UK has one of the highest uptake rates in the world, with 90 per cent of people saying that they have had or will have the jab. Meanwhile, almost two-fifths (39.6 per cent) have had both doses. Health services across the UK have administered 57.8 million vaccines, including 36.9 million people with their first dose – or 70.2 per cent of the adult population. More than seven in 10 British adults have had their first Covid-19 vaccine, the Department of Health and Social Care has said. More than seven in 10 adults have now had Covid jab This is nearly 50 times higher than the English average, which currently sits at 21 cases per 100,000. Lever Edge, where the temporary Bolton vaccine bus has been located over the weekend, recorded 91 new positive tests in the week to May 13, giving it a rate of 1032 cases per 100,000 people. Local health teams are pushing to vaccinate as many people as possible in the B元 and BL4 postcodes and data from Public Health England shows that these areas are hotspots for the virus. And in one area it is as high as 50 times the national average, latest figures show.
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It comes as the coronavirus infection rate in Bolton increased to 14 times the England average as it climbed above 300 cases per 100,000. He added: “We’ve looked at the data again this morning and I can tell the House we have increasing confidence that vaccines are effective against all variants, including the Indian variant.” Mr Johnson replied in the Commons: “I certainly think that is one of the issues that we must face.”
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Opening Prime Minister’s Questions, Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer asked Mr Johnson if the single biggest threat to hitting the June 21 unlocking date is the risk of new variants entering the UK. Boris Johnson has said there is “increasing confidence” that the Covid-19 vaccines are effective against all variants.