Worryingly, it’s becoming that this volte-face may well strike other counties previously on the UK’s ‘safe’ list, too.
Today, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps confirmed that more popular destinations could face new travel restrictions.
“We absolutely have to act the moment that we get the information and that’s exactly what happened with Spain, as we saw, and as we’ve seen over the weekend where there’s over 6,100 cases – the highest since the peak in March over there.
“It’s the right thing to do,” he continued, “I can’t therefore rule out other countries having to go into quarantine as well.”
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