Travellers arriving in UK from Canary Islands must isolate from Saturday

Travellers arriving in the UK from the Canary Islands will have to quarantine from 4am on Saturday, UK Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has announced.

The decision is a big setback for the UK travel industry, which has been badly hit by the coronavirus pandemic.

Data indicates weekly cases and positive tests are increasing in the CANARY ISLANDS and so we are REMOVING them from the #TravelCorridor list to reduce the risk of importing COVID-19. From 4am Sat 12 Dec, if you arrive from these islands you WILL need to self-isolate.

— Rt Hon Grant Shapps MP (@grantshapps) December 10, 2020

Many companies recorded a surge in bookings for the Canary Islands when they were added to the travel corridor list in October.

Mr Shapps said their removal was due to a rise in weekly COVID-19 cases and positive tests.

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