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SteveH:
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An extension to the ban on foreign holidays in order to control the spread of coronavirus cannot be ruled out, Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has said.

Mr Wallace told the BBC that booking a trip abroad would be "premature".

It comes after a scientist on a government advisory body said summer holidays overseas are "extremely unlikely" because of the risk of travellers bringing variants to the UK.

Non-essential travel is banned and those coming to the UK must quarantine.

A government taskforce will report to the prime minister on 12 April detailing when and how international travel can resume.

Under the current roadmap for easing restrictions, the earliest date people in England could holiday abroad would be 17 May.

People can currently travel abroad for a limited number of reasons, such as education or work.

cont  https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-56475666

SteveH:
Covid: £5,000 fine for people going on holiday abroad,  BBC 1 hour ago

A £5,000 fine for anyone in England trying to travel abroad without good reason is due to come into force next week as part of new coronavirus laws.

The penalty is included in legislation that will be voted on by MPs on Thursday.

Foreign holidays are currently not allowed under the "stay at home" rule which ends on Monday.

From next week the ban on leaving the UK will become a specific law, backed up by the threat of the fine.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-56493002

SteveH:
Mark Drakeford has called on people to take holidays in Wales this summer rather than heading abroad.

Wales' First Minister said he would encourage people in Wales to holiday domestically over the summer in place of a trip abroad due to the coronavirus situation.

But he said if UK Government rules allowed for trips abroad, they would not seek to stand in the way of this.

Speaking to Good Morning Britain ahead of a press conference this afternoon, Mr Drakeford said: "I'd say that this is the year to have your holiday in Wales. There are so many fantastic opportunities here.

"If ever there was a year to enjoy what we have domestically, and to find those spots in Wales that you haven't visited before, this is the year to do it."

Cont  https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/welsh-government-say-foreign-holidays-20300150

SteveH:
South African Covid variant accounts for one in seven cases in most of Europe
European summer holidays in doubt as data shows 23 out of 27 EU countries have reported and sequenced the South African coronavirus variant

Extract from the Telegraph

SteveH:
GOING on foreign holidays this summer risks bringing new variants of coronavirus back from countries where cases are on the rise, Wales’ First Minister has said.

“Everybody will have seen the actions that have happened in France just overnight. Not just in France, but in Italy and Germany, in other parts of the continent where the virus is in circulation again.

“It’s not simply that the numbers of people suffering from coronavirus is going up so quickly, but new variants are present in those outbreaks, and what I don’t want to see is those new variants being re imported into Wales.”             ref Pioneer

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