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LONDON, Sept 1 (Reuters) - Britain will keep its quarantine
policy under review, Prime Minister Boris Johnson's spokesman
said, but declined to comment on media reports that Portugal
will be added back onto the government's no-go list due to
rising case numbers.
Britain introduced a quarantine policy for badly hit
countries in June, after it was initially criticised for being
too slow to lock down at the beginning of the pandemic.
After opening travel corridors to the most popular holiday
destinations such as France, Spain and Greece, it reimposed
14-day quarantine requirements on France, Spain and others as
COVID-19 cases began to rise once again.
Travel restrictions for Portugal were only lifted for
British travellers on Aug. 12, prompting many to book
last-minute holidays there. Media reports said the number of
daily cases there meant the country may be forced back on to the
quarantine list again.
"We keep the data for all countries and territories under
constant review. I'm not going to pre-empt any potential
changes," Johnson's spokesman said when asked about the reports.
(Reporting by William James, Elizabeth Piper and Kate Holton,
editing by Estelle Shirbon)
