UK travellers have been issued with a warning from the transport secretary as covid soar abroad.
As restrictions and lockdowns are enacted in Europe, several countries could be added the UK's red list again, which currently has no locations on it.
The red list has been empty as of three weeks ago when the last remaining red list countries - Ecuador, the Dominican Republic, Colombia, Peru, Panama, Haiti and Venezuela - were removed at the start of November.
However, UK Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has warned that the government would be "prepared to add countries and territories back if needed".
Data analyst Tim White has been following case figures in destinations around the world since the traffic light system began and has now named 12 countries which could themselves back on the UK's red list soon.
He highlighted record case rates in Norway , which saw an all-time high in last week's seven-day rolling average, the Independent reports.
Austria , Denmark , Germany, Iceland, the Netherlands and Slovakia are also seeing a spike in infections with seven-day averages at an all-time high in all six.
And Belgium is also seeing a surge, with over 12,000 news cases in the 24 hours to Wednesday, while the Czech Republic’s daily cases have risen by 50 per cent compared to a week ago and Finland’s have risen 21 per cent.
Croatia has also seen a rise since late August and has been shown as an issue of concern by Mr White.
The US is also experiencing an uptick in cases, and the travel expert warned there could be "big trouble ahead" for the nation this Christmas.
As always, it's vital you check with your airline before you travel so you're not caught out.
