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Country Specific Risk of Coronavirus (COVID-19) (Update 30)

31 December 2020

The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) provides guidance on travelling abroad including the latest information on COVID-19 and other non-COVID-19 risks such as safety and security, entry requirements and travel warnings.

Travel advice, including localised restrictions and self-isolation (quarantine) rules have been implemented across the UK: different rules apply in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

These rules can change rapidly, travellers should therefore be advised to follow the latest guidance according to their location, and also check the guidance regularly before, during and after travel.

Country Specific COVID-19 Risk

All TRAVAX country pages include a COVID-19 country specific risk-rating which identifies each country as having a high, moderate or low risk of exposure to COVID-19 for UK travellers.

  • This risk rating can be found in the 'Emerging Health Risks' drop down on every country page and each rating is accompanied by appropriate travel advice.

In December 2020, the COVID-19 risk for UK travellers was increased in 14 countries:

In December 2020, the COVID-19 risk for UK travellers was decreased in the following locations:

  • Iceland
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Botswana
  • United Arab Emirates

The COVID-19 risk rating in each country is being kept under constant review and may change at short notice.

All travellers should be made aware of precautions they should take to reduce their risk of exposure to coronavirus (COVID-19) before, during and after travel as detailed on our sister website fitfortravel's