U.K. Eases Covid Travel Rules for COP26 Climate Conference

  • Ministers from “red list” countries exempted from quarantine
  • Earlier quarantine rules were seen as hindering attendance
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The U.K. has relaxed Covid-related travel restrictions for people attending the international climate conference in Glasgow that’s now less than six weeks away.

Minister-level officials from so-called red list countries, along with two staffers, won’t be required to spend time in quarantine when they arrive for the COP26 conference, according to updated travel requirements. That’s a change from an earlier stance that required visitors from the high risk, red-list countries to spend five days in isolation.