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Sixty seconds on . . . travel traffic lights

BMJ 2021; 373 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.n1195 (Published 10 May 2021) Cite this as: BMJ 2021;373:n1195

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  1. Gareth Iacobucci
  1. The BMJ

Green means go?

From some countries, yes. As lockdown restrictions ease, the government has announced a new traffic light system for reopening some international travel to and from England.1

How are the lights changing?

From 17 May, travellers from 12 countries deemed to be of lowest risk—including Australia, Israel, and Portugal—will now be given the green light to return to England without needing to quarantine.

What about the rest?

Most countries are still amber, and some highest risk countries are red. The advice remains not to …

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