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Re: good or bad news
Personally, I hope that Portugal does NOT open to UK tourists to soon as the lax control or travellers from the sub-continent seems to be presaging the arrival of the Indian mutation. Whether it's the Tandoori, Madras or Vindaloo variant, it is likely that, despite lessons learnt from previous waves, the English NHS will be unable to control it's spread. Makes it more likely to arrive here if the UK tourist floodgates are opened.
I only hope Edinburgh, Cardiff and Belfast can manage outbreaks on their turfs!
Better to continue to support the travel industry for another year, than risk another January 2021.
I only hope Edinburgh, Cardiff and Belfast can manage outbreaks on their turfs!
Better to continue to support the travel industry for another year, than risk another January 2021.
I agree with barlaventoexpert,the bit i dont understand is why do people always seem to say i am okay to go on holiday because i have had my two jabs,they have no concern fo the people in the countries where the people have not had one let alone two jabs,when myself and all others here have had both then fine travel,as the risk to us will be less.
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I agree with barlaventoexpert,the bit i dont understand is why do people always seem to say i am okay to go on holiday because i have had my two jabs,they have no concern fo the people in the countries where the people have not had one let alone two jabs,when myself and all others here have had both then fine travel,as the risk to us will be less.
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So why bother testing before departure??
If testing is 95% accurate then why is there a problem??
Is anyone testing arrivals from France, Holland, Germany and Spain when they turn up in the campervans
If testing is 95% accurate then why is there a problem??
Is anyone testing arrivals from France, Holland, Germany and Spain when they turn up in the campervans
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i agree whats the point of testing before then travel thru various countries stopping here there and everyware,mixing ,then rock up and say i have a bit of paper that says i am ok,dont know if i will show symtems in a couople of days but my bit of paper says i can travel here so here i am.
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i agree whats the point of testing before then travel thru various countries stopping here there and everyware,mixing ,then rock up and say i have a bit of paper that says i am ok,dont know if i will show symtems in a couople of days but my bit of paper says i can travel here so here i am.
It can't be the science as has endlessly been claimed, it can only be politics.
Fortunately, our planned ultimate destination of Funchal has a more enlightened approach in spite of covid still hanging around.
We even have to have a plan B approach in the event that we then miss our connection due to the largely pointless but clearly deliberate UK BORDER delays (allowed time of 6 1/2 hours) which means staying over a night and then entering Funchal via Nantes, thus exposing ourselves even more and possibly having to take yet another PCR test (instead of the antigen) for France.
I now see we can also get to FNC via Lisbon on a later Easyjet under their two hour change rules with an overnight or a near-immediate connection with TAP.
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If that is not the case what's the point of it all.
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This morning I was talking to people heading for a flight out of LHR without having taken a test or the need too.
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Going where and which airline???
I am of course with you in saying that tests must be done before departure, that way presumably all passengers on the flight are free of covid.
I am of course with you in saying that tests must be done before departure, that way presumably all passengers on the flight are free of covid.
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As I see it, testing establishes whether the tested traveller was likely to have been infected or not at the time of the test. By preventing travel by those who were shown to be likely to have been infected then, the risks are reduced for the remaining travellers and the risks of transmission from origin to destination are reduced. It cannot eliminate the possibility that a traveller will actually be infected or infectious at the time of travel.
100% vaccination of Gibraltar's adult population leads to, perhaps, 90%+ protection for that population. Allowing untested travellers into Gibraltar (and thence into Spain?) will test the efficacy of the vaccines and leave un-vaccinated co-travellers and the destination population(s) at risk.
100% vaccination of Gibraltar's adult population leads to, perhaps, 90%+ protection for that population. Allowing untested travellers into Gibraltar (and thence into Spain?) will test the efficacy of the vaccines and leave un-vaccinated co-travellers and the destination population(s) at risk.