29 October 2020
According to data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), travelling overseas no longer presents a significantly greater risk of contracting Covid-19.
The ONS’s most recent Covid infection survey data showed there to be only a negligible difference in rates of positive cases among those who had travelled abroad in the past 30 days compared with those who had not travelled.
This means the rate of infection among those who have travelled overseas in the past 30 days is broadly similar to that of those who remained in the UK.
“In the most recent fortnight, we no longer see a difference in positivity depending on travel abroad,” said the ONS.
