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Coronavirus: Scottish and UK ministers in 'air bridges' row
Jul 3, 2020
UK Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has said he hopes the Scottish government will agree to relaxing quarantine rules for some overseas travellers.
People arriving in England from more than 50 countries including Spain, Italy and France, will no longer have to isolate from 10 July.
However Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales have not agreed to the proposals.
Scottish ministers have said they are concerned about the plan and frustrated at the way it has been handled.
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Most travellers arriving in the UK currently have to isolate for 14 days but the Department for Transport has confirmed that the rules will change for England from next week.
It is due to publish a full list of exempt countries posing a "reduced risk" from coronavirus later.
The Foreign Office is also changing its advice against all but essential travel to a number of countries from Saturday.
Scottish Justice Secretary Humza Yousaf said he had been given 30 minutes to look at a list of countries under consideration for "air bridges" before being asked to make a decision on Wednesday night.
He told BBC Radio's Good Morning Scotland programme the Scottish government wanted to take a "four nations" approach and he asked for more time consider the issue.
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