The Azores among seven locations being added to green list

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The Azores, Switzerland, and Canada are among seven locations being added to the Government’s green travel list.

Denmark, Finland, Liechtenstein and Lithuania are also being moved to the list.

The decision means all travellers arriving in England from those locations will be exempt from quarantine requirements.

Thailand and Montenegro are being added to the red travel list, meaning arrivals must enter a quarantine hotel.

The changes will be implemented from 4am on Monday.

The Azores are a Portuguese archipelago in the mid-Atlantic.

Published: 26/08/2021 by Radio NewsHub

Written by: Holiday Radio News Team

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