UK to abolish 10-day quarantine rule ​for almost all countries: Report

The current ‘red list’ of 54 countries will be slashed to nine. The changes are expected to be announced Thursday, said the Sunday Telegraph report.

Travellers walk underneath a British Union Flag at Terminal 5, London Heathrow Airport Ltd. in London, UK | Photographer: Hollie Adams | Bloomberg

New York: The U.K. will abolish quarantine for almost all countries, the Sunday Telegraph reports, citing sources.

The current ‘red list’ of 54 countries will be slashed to as few as nine. The changes, that are expected to be announced on Thursday, will allow travellers to visit those countries without having to self-isolate on their return.

South Africa, Brazil and Mexico are expected to be opened up to quarantine-free travel in time for the October half-term break.