went to south africa for. then it went on the red list. it took days to find a quarantine hotel room for their return to the uk. after eventually flying into london, they were taken there by bus. there was a problem. the were taken there by bus. there was a roblem. ., ., problem. the gentleman went with our assorts problem. the gentleman went with our passports and problem. the gentleman went with our passports and came problem. the gentleman went with our passports and came back problem. the gentleman went with our passports and came back and - problem. the gentleman went with our passports and came back and said - problem. the gentleman went with our passports and came back and said the. passports and came back and said the hotel in fact wasn t ready for anyone today, and so it was cancelled today. they spent most of today on that bus without food or water while an alternative was found. i m so exhausted. i ve never felt stress and anxiety quite like i have in the past few day
the traffic light system of bringing amber and red countries has gone and is replaced by a simpler system of red list countries and the rest of the world. what happens if you go on holiday to a country that is not on the red list. if you have no vaccine and under 18 orfully the red list. if you have no vaccine and under 18 or fully vaccinated, you no longer have to do a predeparture you no longer have to do a predepa rtu re test before you no longer have to do a predeparture test before catching your flight home. predeparture test before catching yourflight home. you predeparture test before catching your flight home. you also predeparture test before catching yourflight home. you also no longer have to do a day eight pcr test when you arrive back in the uk and you do not have to isolate at home. what you have to do is book, pay for and take a day two covid test. at the moment it has to be a pcr test but the government is looking to change that to a cheaper lateral flow test but has no
settled, variable it ll be fine and settled, variable amounts of cloud, light winds and some sunshine as well. but it s all change after wednesday, beginning to turn more unsettled, wet and windy for most of us. see you later. today at five the government announces new sulphide rules for travel. the analyst will be travelled scrapped and people who are fully vaccinated will not need a predeparture vaccinated will not need a predepa rtu re test before vaccinated will not need a predeparture test before arrival into england from a non red list country. into england from a non-red list count . , , ., into england from a non-red list count. , country. the purpose is to make it easier peeple country. the purpose is to make it easier peeple to country. the purpose is to make it easier people to travel country. the purpose is to make it easier people to travel without - country. the purpose is to make it} easier people to travel without the bureaucracy, without so many tests, and w
on that list and i consider to be open, so a big change. if you are fully vaccinated from the lith of october, you will not need to have a predeparture test, but you will still have the time being, in that small period of time, has to have a pcr test when you get back in again. what will be changing as well from the 4th what will be changing as well from the lith of october is if you are not fully vaccinated, and if you are now coming from one of his openness countries, you will be required to quarantine. you will also be required and that is at home, rather than a hotel, but you also be requiring to have a predeparture test and also to pcr tests when you get back to the uk. quite a big difference now happening between those who are fully vaccinated and people who are not fully vaccinated. another big thing that is happening on the lith of october is the fact that 17 other countries around the world, including japan and singapore, their vaccination status will be recognised in the uk,
last minute sand to head off in the october half term but obviously would be read list, losing several countries, sorry, countries coming off the red list including turkey, egypt, sri lanka and kenya. there s also plenty more options now for people looking for that late summer sun. ~ , people looking for that late summer sun. ~ , . , sun. think there will be a surge in bookings? sun. think there will be a surge in bookings? do sun. think there will be a surge in bookings? do you sun. think there will be a surge in bookings? do you think sun. think there will be a surge in bookings? do you think people i sun. think there will be a surge in | bookings? do you think people will have a nude confidence and travelling abroad where over the summer they were hesitant over whether this or that country would come on or off the list. the cost of the pcr tests and everything, all the pcr tests and everything, all the difficulties surrounding travel? that will make a big difference. i have