A site visitors mild system might allow abroad journey, with international locations reminiscent of South Africa and South America marked crimson, a Government scientific adviser has mentioned.
Professor Andrew Hayward, from University College London and a member of the New and Emerging Respiratory Virus Threats Advisory Group (Nervtag), prompt holidays overseas could possibly be potential with the suitable constructions in place.
It comes after Dr Mike Tildesley, a member of the Spi-M modelling group which advises the Government, mentioned over the weekend that worldwide journey this summer season is “extraordinarily unlikely” because of the danger of importing variants.
Prof Hayward advised Radio 4’s Today programme: “I think what we could find yourself with is a few kind of site visitors mild system with some international locations which can be no-go areas, for instance more likely to be South Africa and South America; different areas the place there might be extra severe restrictions, there might be some mixture of vaccine certificates, testing and perhaps quarantine, and perhaps there might be some low-risk international locations that you would be able to go.”
Under the present highway map for relieving restrictions, the earliest date individuals in England might go on vacation overseas can be May 17.
