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Recommendation 38
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The disruption to travel plans and surprise caused by removing Spain from the travel corridor...
Recommendation
The disruption to travel plans and surprise caused by removing Spain from the travel corridor list demonstrates how essential it is that surveillance data is shared with the public openly and frequently. Potential travellers must be presented with the risks of travelling, even to countries on the travel corridor list, while the pandemic is ongoing and the guidance is liable to change at short notice. We urge the Government to publish the details of its traffic light system to distinguish between high-risk (red), medium-risk (amber) and low-risk (green) countries, and how different countries are currently categorised on that system, so potential travellers can assess the level of risk attached to their chosen travel destinations, and to whether quarantine rules might change.
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Government Response
Acknowledged
HM Government
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that is currently infectious in each country, virus incidence rates, trends (including rates of change) in incidence and deaths, transmission status and international epidemic intelligence as well as information on a country’s testing capacity and an assessment of the quality of the data available. Data has been used from official sources in each country alongside modelling by the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, as well as qualitative context from Public Health England and the National Travel Health Network and Centre. Other data sources may be used in the future. before they book their trip and before they travel has always been, and remains, the individual country pages on gov.uk. This has the most up to date information the Home Office preparedness for COVID-19 (coronavirus): management of the borders: 7 The list of exempt countries and territories is published online at: www.gov.uk/guidance/ coronavirus-covid-19-travel-corridors. It is possible to stay up to date with changes to the exemption list by signing up to receive an email alert whenever this webpage is updated. New domestic regulations (that are being introduced as part of the enhanced restrictions in England) may impact on those who travel overseas from 5 November. There are a limited number of exceptions in law which allow people to leave their homes. Going on a holiday is not one of them. People can, however, still travel internationally for the same reasons as they would be allowed to leave their home - such as for work - subject to the rules in place at their destination.