(ANSA) - LONDON, MAY 03 - Boris Johnson slows down on the resumption of tourist travel abroad from the United Kingdom, confirming his intention to open some chinks from May 17, but with caution and strict limitations in order not to feed the risk associated with the variants of the virus and possibility of importing Covid cases from abroad.
"We want to do some opening" in travel matters from May 17, "but I don't think the people of this country want to see an influx of diseases from everywhere else, and I certainly don't want to," the British Tory Prime Minister cut short while conversing with reporters. on the sidelines of a visit to Hartlepool, England, three days before the local elections on Thursday 6. Asked about the intention attributed to the government to draw up a 'green list' of foreign countries at lower risk to which they can resume traveling for tourism after May 17 , Johnson then glossed over, specifying that an announcement will be made "when possible". And he still insisted that any easing will be accompanied by the need to be "very, very hard"in the precautions relating to the danger of importing coronavirus variants.
Part of the parliamentary majority, newspapers and business are pushing for an acceleration of post-lockdown reopening in the Kingdom; but today a group of partisan deputies (conservatives and Labor) has invoked the postponement of any relief on travel abroad: both for reasons of health safety linked to the variants, and to encourage internal tourism. (HANDLE).
