Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he expected there to be “some openings up” on May 17, which is when a new risk-based traffic light system is set to be introduced for international travel.
Asked if people should be planning foreign holidays, he told reporters: “We will be saying more as soon as we can.
“I think that there will be some openings up on the 17th, but we have got to be cautious and we have got to be sensible and we have got to make sure that we don’t see the virus coming back in.”
Mr Johnson said that he did not want to see an “influx of disease” once international travel resumes, which is why the Government is being “as cautious as we can” with the road map.
“We do want to do some opening up on May 17 but I don’t think that the people of this country want to see an influx of disease from anywhere else,” the Prime Minister told reporters during a campaign visit to Hartlepool.
“I certainly don’t and we have got to be very, very tough, and we have got to be as cautious as we can, whilst we continue to open up.”
