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Department of Health

Guidance: Test to Release for international travel: minimum standards for testing

Published 24 November 2020 Last updated 1 March 2021 +show all updates 1 March 2021 Added 'vaccination status' to the list of data fields in section 6 ('Reporting of coronavirus test results, as a notifiable disease'). 14 February 2021 Updated 'New testing, self-isolation and quarantine rules from 15 February' section and sections 3 and 10. 22 January 2021 Updated to include a link to the list of countries with travel bans. 19 January 2021 Added 'including Madeira and the Azores' to the Portugal listing. 19 January 2021 Updated to add the list of countries not eligible for Test to Release. 16 December 2020 Added clarification for providers of…

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1 March 2021
Travel to visit friends and relatives: migrant health guide
Public Health England

Travel to visit friends and relatives: migrant health guide

Main messages People who travel to visit friends and relatives (VFR travellers) should visit the Foreign and Commonwealth Office for overseas travel advice and National Travel Health Network and Centre (NaTHNaC) for country specific travel advice prior to leaving the UK. Many infections associated with travel predominantly affect VFR travellers in their family’s country of origin. VFR travellers have a different risk profile to other types of travellers. They tend to travel for longer and live as part of the local community while abroad, which can increase their likelihood of exposure to infectious disease risks. VFR travellers might not seek health advice prior to travel because the destination…

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17 February 2021
Department of Health

Guidance: Test to Release for international travel: minimum standards for testing

Published 24 November 2020 Last updated 14 February 2021 +show all updates 14 February 2021 Updated 'New testing, self-isolation and quarantine rules from 15 February' section and sections 3 and 10. 22 January 2021 Updated to include a link to the list of countries with travel bans. 19 January 2021 Added 'including Madeira and the Azores' to the Portugal listing. 19 January 2021 Updated to add the list of countries not eligible for Test to Release. 16 December 2020 Added clarification for providers of test to release on when tests can be provided and administered (section 10: 'Date tests can be provided or administered'). 14 December 2020 Updated…

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14 February 2021
Department of Health

Policy paper: Coronavirus (COVID-19): Jobs with testing travel exemptions

Some people do not have to take a test for COVID-19 on or before day 2 or after day 8 of quarantine following international travel.Different exemptions apply to international arrivals who have been in red list countries (from where travel direct to the UK is currently banned) and amber list countries from where travel is not banned) within the previous 10 days.All children under 5 are exempt from testing. Source link

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13 February 2021
Department of Health

Policy paper: COVID-19: Jobs with testing travel exemptions

Some people do not have to take a test for COVID-19 on or before day 2 or after day 8 of quarantine following international travel.Different exemptions apply to international arrivals who have been in red list countries (from where travel direct to the UK is currently banned) and amber list countries from where travel is not banned) within the previous 10 days.All children under 5 are exempt from testing. Source link

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13 February 2021
Department of Health

Guidance: Coronavirus (COVID-19): how to self-isolate when you travel to England

Department Of Health Coronavirus (COVID-19): how to self-isolate when you travel to England HTML Details From 15 February, if you arrive in England and have travelled in a country on the banned travel list (sometimes called the red list) in the last 10 days, you will need to quarantine (self-isolate) in a government quarantine hotel for 10 days. You will need to book your hotel before you travel and 2 COVID-19 tests to take during your quarantine.If youre coming from a country that is not on the banned travel list, you will need to quarantine at home for 10 days. You will need to book 2 COVID-19…

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9 February 2021
Department of Health

Transparency data: DHSC: senior officials’ travel, hospitality and meetings, July to September 2020

DHSC's senior officials' hospitality, July to September 2020 View online Download CSV 4.56KB DHSC's senior officials' travel, July to September 2020 View online Download CSV 9.03KB DHSC's senior officials' meetings, July to September 2020 View online Download CSV 4.71KB Source link

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4 February 2021
Department of Health

Transparency data: DHSC: ministerial gifts, hospitality, travel and meetings, July to September 2020

DHSC's ministerial gifts, July to September 2020 View online Download CSV 26.9KB DHSC's ministerial hospitality, July to September 2020 View online Download CSV 26.8KB DHSC's ministerial travel, July to September 2020 View online Download CSV 27.3KB DHSC's ministerial meetings, July to September 2020 View online Download CSV 51.8KB Source link

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4 February 2021
Department of Health

Guidance: Test to Release for international travel: minimum standards for testing

Published 24 November 2020 Last updated 22 January 2021 +show all updates 22 January 2021 Updated to include a link to the list of countries with travel bans. 19 January 2021 Added 'including Madeira and the Azores' to the Portugal listing. 19 January 2021 Updated to add the list of countries not eligible for Test to Release. 16 December 2020 Added clarification for providers of test to release on when tests can be provided and administered (section 10: 'Date tests can be provided or administered'). 14 December 2020 Updated guidance to add ISO 15189 under '9. For point of care testing' and to reflect that the 14-day isolation…

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22 January 2021
Department of Health

Guidance: Coronavirus (COVID-19): how to self-isolate when you travel to England

Department Of Health Coronavirus (COVID-19): how to self-isolate when you travel to England HTML Details When you arrive in England, you must travel directly to the place where youre staying and self-isolate for 10 days. The 10-day period is counted from the day after you leave the departure country, territory or island.This guidance sets out: who must self-isolate how you should travel to the place where you are self-isolating how to self-isolate support to help you self-isolate what to do if you get coronavirus symptoms Published 3 June 2020 Last updated 22 January 2021 +show all updates 22 January 2021 Updated to include links to the list…

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22 January 2021