Mexico, Thailand and more could be removed from red travel list

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There are currently 54 countries on the red list

By Neil Lancefield & Lottie Gibbons

 

The UK's red travel list is expected to be updated in a Government announcement on Thursday.

 

This would open up travel between the UK and dozens of long-haul destinations.

 

There are currently 54 countries on the red list, such as Mexico, Cuba, all of mainland South America, and southern and eastern Africa.

 

Anyone arriving in the UK from a location in the red tier must spend 11 nights in a quarantine hotel.

 

Full story: https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/mexico-thailand-more-could-removed-21782097

 

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[ukrules]

That's the dream for Thailand.

 

It almost certainly won't happen due to the presence of a certain Beta (South Africa) variant in Thailand - that's what I heard.

 

I will be very surprised if Thailand is not one of the very short list of countries which remains on the list.

 

1 - Due to the variant

and

2 - Due to their choice of vaccines

 

That said, I like surprises yet I'm rarely surprised.

 

Edited October 6, 2021 by ukrules

[BLACKJACK2]

BBC has printed the new list and Thailand still red.

[roo860]

18 minutes ago, BLACKJACK2 said:

BBC has printed the new list and Thailand still red.

Good

[Gjk7777]

38 minutes ago, BLACKJACK2 said:

BBC has printed the new list and Thailand still red.

They meet tomorrow, so how can the BBC have the list?

[RichardColeman]

51 minutes ago, ukrules said:

1 - Due to the variant

and

2 - Due to their choice of vaccines

 

 

 

3. Due to lack of testing and testing numbers believability ! 

[BLACKJACK2]

38 minutes ago, Gjk7777 said:

They meet tomorrow, so how can the BBC have the list?

How should I know, ask the BBC.

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-58822439

[lujanit]

From another article today

"The removal from the red list of Mexico, South Africa and Thailand would send "a confidence boost across the sector and across consumers.

Mr Charles said it is "very hard to justify" why any countries are on the list "when there are no new variants of concern there".

 

Delta is no longer a variant of concern?

[henry213]

Please keep dirty Thailand on the list

[smedly]

lack of testing

lack of gnome testing

vaccine choice

mix and match without proper study

dose reduction of 75% and unapproved admin without proper study

 

manipulation of data that fools nobody

[Wiggy]

1 hour ago, BLACKJACK2 said:

BBC has printed the new list and Thailand still red.

That was for countries previously on the amber list, which has now been scrapped. 

[Wiggy]

13 minutes ago, smedly said:

lack of testing

lack of gnome testing

vaccine choice

mix and match without proper study

dose reduction of 75% and unapproved admin without proper study

 

manipulation of data that fools nobody

I think you’ll find it’s genome testing. As far as I know gnomes don’t get Covid ????

[mlkik]

18 minutes ago, smedly said:

lack of testing

lack of gnome testing

vaccine choice

mix and match without proper study

dose reduction of 75% and unapproved admin without proper study

 

manipulation of data that fools nobody

I did not know gnomes had to be tested for covid 555

[ukrules]

1 hour ago, Gjk7777 said:

They meet tomorrow, so how can the BBC have the list?

They don't.

[Rampant Rabbit]

14 minutes ago, Wiggy said:

I think you’ll find it’s genome testing. As far as I know gnomes don’t get Covid ????

especially   long  covid

[smedly]

you three are hilarious  lol

 

 

[MRToMRT]

From the BBC article: 

 

"The government is also expected to announce on Thursday changes to the red list. There are currently 54 destinations on the list, including Mexico, Cuba, all of mainland South America, and southern and eastern Africa."

 

So its not dead in the water yet, still 24 hours to go. He says living in ill concealed hope.

Edited October 6, 2021 by MRToMRT

[Knocker33]

1 hour ago, BLACKJACK2 said:

How should I know, ask the BBC.

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-58822439

It says the government will announce on Thursday. That is list of the country's that Brits can travel to.

[Card]

What about getting back to Thailand?

[realfunster]

1 hour ago, smedly said:

lack of gnome testing

 

Indeed, that's a serious elf hazard right there.

[smutcakes]

Completely irrelevant if its red or green until they recognize the AZ jab taken here.

[bikerlou47]

                   How will it open up to the UK when SINOPHARM IS NOT ON THE LIST OF APPROVED VACCINES ?                                    

[wensiensheng]

2 hours ago, Gjk7777 said:

They meet tomorrow, so how can the BBC have the list?

These types of meetings usually rubber stamp previously prepared submissions. They don’t decide everything there and then.

[Daithi85]

2 hours ago, henry213 said:

Please keep dirty Thailand on the list

You sound lovely. 

[mvdf]

Wishful thinking. 

[Nojohndoe]

Strange politics IMO. Malaysia is now off the UK' travel warning list despite still not faring too well.

Malaysia has , among other vaccines, also used Sinovac and is planning to use it for school children now.

The Delta variant is also there.

[ikke1959]

How can you trust Thailand if they manipulate all numbers.. as testing, recoveries, vaccinated etc. ??? It blame is with the Governement.

[MRToMRT]

31 minutes ago, smutcakes said:

Completely irrelevant if its red or green until they recognize the AZ jab taken here.

If you are needing to travel back "not red" would mean you can just do 5 days isolation at a place of your choosing with test and release instead of 10 days locked in the gulag. 

Edited October 7, 2021 by MRToMRT

[MRToMRT]

9 minutes ago, Nojohndoe said:

Strange politics IMO. Malaysia is now off the UK' travel warning list despite still not faring too well.

I did some digging when it went red into two subjects 1) AZ acceptance and 2) red list. What I stumbled on was the red list has a scientific committee doing assessments and they concluded that Thailand was not undertaking/sharing enough reliable covid data for a positive assessment to be made.

[phetphet]

1 hour ago, smedly said:

you three are hilarious  lol

 

 

Ha ha ha. Hee hee hee! ???? David Bowie 1973.

Edited October 7, 2021 by phetphet