Britain removes Portugal from quarantine list, adds Austria and Croatia

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Britain removed Portugal from its Covid-19 quarantine list, but said rising infections elsewhere meant travellers arriving from Croatia, Austria and Trinidad and Tobago would have to undergo a 14-day quarantine period, according to Reuters.

Transport minister Grant Shapps announced the changes on Twitter — the latest in a series of adjustments on quarantine policy as Britain seeks to prevent importing new infections from overseas and limit domestic spread of the virus.

“Data [...] shows we can now add Portugal to those countries included in travel corridors,” he said.

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