Ministers signed off proposals last week to create an ‘amber watch list’ that could plunge the plans of hundreds of thousands of British holidaymakers into turmoil. The cheapest swabs for those returning from an amber list country was £78. The push to create an amber watch list has been prompted by concern among health officials about the rise of the Beta variant in countries such as Spain. An amber watch list would not carry quarantine restrictions of its own. They will then meet on Thursday to decide which countries should go in each category, and whether a new amber watch list is needed.

Source: The Nation August 02, 2021 00:00 UTC