predeparture is widely expected that the predepa rtu re test is widely expected that the predeparture test element will be dropped as part of a review of the rules happening today. there are many in the travel industry who would like the government to go much further and get rid of both testing requirements, because they would argue that now omicron is so widely spread both within the uk and around the world, these measuresjust aren t effective any more but whatever the government does decide to do when it makes that decision this afternoon, a lot of other countries still have travel restrictions in place, including, in some cases, some pretty strict entry requirements. some cases, some pretty strict entry requirements- scotland s first minister nicola sturgeon will update the scottish parliament this afternoon as covid case numbers continue to rise sharply. latest figures show a seven day average of more than 16,000 cases in scotland. the highest daily figure since the pandemic began