From today (31 July), registered health and care professionals travelling to the UK from high-risk countries will lawfully be required to self-isolate for 14 days. They will no longer be exempt.
The move will bring health and care professionals in line with the general public and further protects the NHS and social care system from the spread of coronavirus from overseas, as signs of second waves begin to show in other countries. It is a decision that has been made because we cannot risk onward chains of transmission that might infect the wider workforce.
The regulations was laid by the Department for Transport (DfT) yesterday and brought into force on Friday 31 July.
The current list of countries exempt from self-isolation measures is available on GOV UK. The data for all countries and territories is kept under constant review, and the exemptions list is updated with any changes on a regular basis as and when required to reflect the shifting international health picture.
Health and care professionals returning from a country which has a travel corridor to the UK will not be required to self-isolate on return. Information on air corridors can be found here.