‘The conclusion from that is it is unlikely that big, lavish international holidays are going to be possible for this summer.'
Health Secretary Matt Hancock has said that holidays abroad are unlikely to be able to take place in the coming months.: ‘I think that’s likely to be the case.
‘We haven’t made a final decision on that yet but it is clear that we will seek to reopen hospitality, some hospitality, from early July if we keep successfully reducing the spread of this virus.‘The conclusion from that is it is unlikely that big, lavish international holidays are going to be possible for this summer.
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office has advised against all but essential international travel since March 17, while domestic holidays are not allowed due to the Government’s lockdown orders issued six days later.Mr Hancock also appeared on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme, where he defended the Government’s decision to lift the ban on driving to beauty spots – though not on staying there overnight.
Asked whether people starting to go there again could spread Covid-19 in those communities, the Health Secretary said: ‘Not if people socially distance when they get there, and hence we’ve kept the socially distancing rules very clearly in place.’‘But this isn’t for people to move house or to go on holiday or to be able to stay.’
People had already been given warning that summer holidays were likely to prove difficult when the prime minister
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