U.K. Set to Stay Cautious on Foreign Travel Amid Covid Surge
- Officials set to announce revised ‘green list’ of countries
- Prime minister prioritizes vaccine rollout, protecting Britons
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Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government is likely to keep tight limits on international travel for the weeks ahead, denting hopes of a major summer revival for aviation and tourism businesses which have been hammered by the pandemic.
Officials are set to announce a revised “green list” of countries deemed safe for leisure travel Thursday, but the government is likely to stay cautious in the face of a growing threat of another wave of infections, a person familiar with the matter said.