Which countries will be on the travel green list? Picture: Pixabay British holidaymakers could visit destinations including Italy and France this summer if Covid-19 cases there can be driven down to UK levels, a senior scientific adviser has said. Professor Neil Ferguson, from Imperial College London, whose modelling work informs Government scientists, said he had not yet booked a break abroad but the risks were focused on countries with higher infection levels than the UK. It comes after the European Commission said it would ease restrictions on travel to the bloc amid progressing Covid-19 vaccination campaigns and lower infection rates.
Which countries will be on the travel green list? Picture: Pixabay British holidaymakers could visit destinations including Italy and France this summer if Covid-19 cases there can be driven down to UK levels, a senior scientific adviser has said. Professor Neil Ferguson, from Imperial College London, whose modelling work informs Government scientists, said he had not yet booked a break abroad but the risks were focused on countries with higher infection levels than the UK. It comes after the European Commission said it would ease restrictions on travel to the bloc amid progressing Covid-19 vaccination campaigns and lower infection rates.
Brits could visit Italy and France this summer if Covid cases are at UK levels, expert says
Professor Neil Ferguson said he had not yet booked a break abroad but the risks were focused on countries with higher infection levels than the UK
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Sun-starved Britons may yet be able to head to the continent on holiday this summer, a top scientist said today as Europe continued its charm offence towards UK holidaymakers.
Sage s Professor Neil Ferguson said that if countries like France and Italy can reduce their infection rates to those seen in the UK within months - as suggested by the EU - they would present no risk .
His comments came after the European Union revealed plans for dropping its blanket entry ban for non-EU countries with strong vaccine campaigns and low infection rates such as the UK.
A senior EU official singled out Britain s jabs rollout for praise and confirmed the aim is to drop the ban on Britons visiting for leisure travel from June.
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