Ibiza, Mallorca and Menorca look likely to be pushed onto the Government's "Amber List", just three weeks after they were added to the "Green List", as the holiday plans of Brits continue to face massive disruptions.
Two of the biggest nightclub chains are ignoring the Government's argument that it is their "social responsibility" to check vaccine passports when they reopen next week, but they could be forced to in the near future.
Sadiq Khan says face masks will remain compulsory on London transport beyond "Freedom Day" and for "as long as the virus is still with us". Andy Burnham has not "ruled out" doing the same in Manchester.
Students at the University of Oxford have been instructed that the institution's rules on social distancing, face masks and working from home will not change after "Freedom Day" because "Covid remains a real threat".
Almost four million clinically vulnerable people have been told by the Government to continue taking "additional precautions" to protect themselves against Covid, including avoiding those who have not been vaccinated.
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Emmanuel Macron has mandated Covid vaccination for all French health workers and has introduced vaccine passports in many settings, effectively cutting off unvaccinated French people from their daily lives.
There's was a particularly downbeat tone to the Prime Minister's speech on Monday evening in which he said that the country can proceed with easing lockdown restrictions on July 19th, but "with caution".
Far from being a "terminus date" for restrictions in England, "Freedom Day" will see the Government urge large indoor venues to tell customers to show Covid passes before being granted entry, it has been confirmed.
Reports suggest that more countries – including Italy, Germany and Austria – could be added to the "Green List" later this week, allowing unvaccinated Brits to holiday abroad without needing to quarantine when back home.
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