This petition was submitted during the 2019-2024 parliament
Rejected petition Remove South Africa from travel 'Red List' calling for urgent Government review
The evidence clearly suggests that this variant was identified in South Africa, but has actually been spreading in other countries prior to its identification.
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Remove South Africa from the travel 'Red List'. South Africa and Red List countries should not be differently to other countries.
Even with these travel restrictions in place, community transmission is proving that the Omicron variant will soon become the dominant variant globally, overtaking the Delta variant.
Remove the Red List. Keeping South Africa on the Red List, has not prevented or slowed down any transmission, and is therefore pointless, and discriminatory in natur
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We have published the following petitions, which you might like to sign:
Remove South Africa from the travel 'Red List': https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/589382
Remove all African countries from the red list immediately: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/602220
Remove requirements for UK arrivals to enter quarantine in a managed hotel: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/602564
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