Thread by @AppgCoronavirus

** THREAD **

International Travel Report 📄

Summary of recommendations 👇🏼

1️⃣ The government should discourage all international leisure travel to prevent the importation of new variants & to reduce the risk of a third wave and further lockdowns. The government must also provide adequate financial support to businesses operating in the travel industry.

2️⃣ In the interim and going forward where essential international travel is
necessary, the UK government should improve Covid security in arrival halls at all UK entry points, including airports, ports and international train
stations. ✈️ 🚆

✈️ Arrival halls should not mix passengers from red, amber or green list countries. Arrival halls must be equipped with ventilation and
adequate space to social distance for the duration of time spent in the
arrival hall.

The govt should not delay the addition of countries to the
‘red list’. Both where ‘variants under investigation’ & ‘variants of concern’ are identified, countries with such variants should be added
to the ‘red list’ & quarantine rules should come into force with
immediate effect.

📃 As far as possible, documentation should be verified in advance of
arriving in arrival halls, allowing travellers to board transport to
quarantine facilities rapidly upon arrival.

3️⃣ The UK government should lead calls for an international standard for proof of negative Covid-19 test and/or proof of vaccination. It is not acceptable that fraudulent documents are currently identified only through minor errors.

4️⃣ The UK government should maintain funding for international research projects assisting the global fight against Covid-19, including those which support the genomic analysis and tracking of new Covid variants in other countries.