England’s Covid travel ‘red list’ to be cut from 54 countries to seven

Ministers have decided to end strict hotel quarantine requirement for most countries, including Brazil

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Strict hotel quarantine requirements will be dropped for travellers from dozens of countries, after ministers approved plans to slash England's travel red list" to just seven - down from 54.

The Guardian understands the decision was taken at a meeting on Thursday morning after discussions about the safety of opening up the country's borders, with an announcement due later on Thursday.