Has Spain Gone On Amber Plus?
There are growing fears Spain could be added to the “amber-plus” list – meaning quarantine rules would return even for fully vaccinated people. Spain is currently on the amber list. As of Monday 19 July, UK residents arriving back from amber-list destinations can avoid self-isolating if they received their second dose of the Covid-19 vaccine at least 14 days prior.
However, on Friday evening the Government banned quarantine-free travel from France – another amber list country – amid concerns about growing numbers of cases of the Beta variant, first discovered in South Africa.
It became the first member of the newly created “amber-plus” list, which has been widely criticised by the travel industry. Spain and Greece could soon follow suit, throwing thousands of summer holiday plans into chaos.
Will Spain be added to Amber PLUS list?
Transport Secretary Grant Shapps was reluctant to add France to the amber plus list last week, and doesn’t want Spain to join it, according to more reports.
What is the new ‘Amber PLUS’ list and will it affect you?
This new ‘amber plus’ list has been heavily criticised by the travel industry, and could throw thousands of summer holiday plans into chaos. There are fears more countries could be added to the ‘amber-plus’ list, after the new category was created for France two weeks ago.