Thailand and Singapore added to travel corridor list

Shapps added: "Separately, we will be adding Singapore and Thailand to the travel corridor list. Please check before you travel as both countries may have extra requirements before entering."

Both countries, however, are currently not allowing short-term visitors, meaning they are effectively closed to tourists.

Anyone travelling to either country, even if they have government permission, will be required to self-isolate for 14 days on arrival.

Denmark had been expected to be removed from the list owing to a spike in its rate of coronavirus infection.

However, it was spared the axe this week. Portugal was also given a week’s grace after its rate of infection increased beyond the government’s 20 cases per 100,000 people over seven days threshold.