Covid-19 travel update: More countries may add in UK's Red List

At present, there are 60 countries and territories sitting on the UK's red list, with the names being updated around every three weeks. Mr. White said, "The government retained the green watchlist which we assume means no country can go straight from green to amber, right? Well it happened before, so who knows? I was, I think, the only person who predicted Croatia would be moved to green a while back, and now many are writing that it's likely to move back to amber. I can agree with that. But again, let's compare with Germany which is on solid green. Croatia does around 75% more testing than Germany, yet its infection rate is less than 20% higher. Germany has done much better with administering vaccines, so that comes into play and maybe explains why it will stay green, while Croatia may go on the amber list." 

Mr. White further added, "Bulgaria has the full green traffic light rating and yet Covid-19 rates are 70% above Croatia and has lower vaccines and testing numbers. So it would be crazy for Croatia to receive a lower classification than Bulgaria. Probably both should go from green to amber, but will the transport secretary move a nation from green to amber without the watchlist, and if he does so, what is the point of any watchlist? Slovenia too was only recently given the green light, but rates are soaring in the Balkans and are around 50% higher than Croatia, so it too is at real risk of being downgraded, but maybe only to the watchlist."