Bulgaria has banned travellers from the UK just days after being added to the government’s green list in the latest traffic light reshuffle.
The UK joins Cyprus, Spain, Fiji and Kuwait, along with 35 other destinations, on the Balkan nation’s “red zone” list.
Travellers from red zone countries are not allowed into Bulgaria, barring for a handful of exemptions, such as medical professionals and seasonal workers.
The UK was previously on Bulgaria’s amber list, but goes red as of 19 July - the same day that Bulgaria officially joins the UK’s green list.
Elsewhere, there are tentative hopes that travel to the US could soon be possible again after Joe Biden said that an end date for the European travel ban could be revealed “within days”.
The President said that his Covid-19 team is actively assessing the situation throughout Europe and that his administration will announce when the ban on travel from Europe will be lifted in the days ahead.
“We brought in the head of our Covid team, because the chancellor brought that subject up,” Mr Biden said, referring to a conversation he’d had with German Chancellor Angela Merkel. “It’s in the process of [seeing] how soon we can lift the ban.”
“It’s in process now. And I’ll be able to answer that question to you within the next several days, what is likely to happen. I’m waiting to hear from our folks, from our Covid team, as to when that should be done.”
The US’s borders have long been shut to most international travellers.
The Foreign Office advice states: “It is not possible for most British nationals to enter the USA if they have been in the UK, Ireland, Schengen zone, Iran, Brazil, China, South Africa or India within the previous 14 days.”
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