This system will open up the travel and tourism industry as Brits will once again be free to visit popular holiday destinations this summer. The country has seen relatively low numbers of coronavirus infections, even though cases rose sharply in the last fortnight. Italy (240,436 total cases)Italy, initially one of the hardest hit countries in Europe, has seen infection rates continue to fall over the last few weeks. It was originally rumoured that an air bridge would be formed with Portugal, but this has supposedly changed after the infection rate picked up suddenly. The government is soon expected to announce the first air bridges - which are agreements between countries for quarantine free travel.

Source: Daily Mirror June 29, 2020 16:49 UTC