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PORTUGAL has been taken off the green travel list today, throwing thousands of holidaymakers into chaos.
Travel Secretary Grant Shapps confirmed the news this afternoon ahead of the Government s three-week review of countries it deems safe for Brits to visit.
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Portugal is believed to be moved onto the amber list later todayCredit: AP
Mr Shapps told Sky: I want to be straight with people - this is a difficult decision to make but in the end we ve seen two things that s caused concern. One is the positivity rate that has nearly doubled since the last review in Portugal. The other is there s a sort of Nepal mutation of the Indian variant that s been detected and we just don t know the potential for that to be a vaccine-defeating mutation and simply don t want to take the risk as we come up to June 21 and the review of the fourth stage of the unlock.
British Airways launches holiday and flights sale with deals to green list countries
The travel company is selling off flights and holiday packages with flexible booking to countries around the world for 2021 and 2022 – including Portugal and Gibraltar
15:07, 3 JUN 2021
You can travel to Portugal without quarantining upon return unless you or someone you travel with tests positive (Image: Getty Images/EyeEm)
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