THE PRIME Minister is set to slash the red list and lift the quarantine restrictions for a number of countries including Brazil and South Africa.
Boris Johnson is expected to announce his plans to bring the country “back to normality” after the pandemic.
There are currently 54 countries and territories on the red list but as few as nine are expected to remain as the Government plans to open quarantine-free travel just in time for half term, reports the Telegraph.
Several countries are expected to be removed from the list including, South Africa, Brazil, Mexico, Cape Verde, Indonesia and possibly Thailand.
The lift of the restrictions will allow fully jabbed Brits to travel without needing to self-isolate on their return.
The Government is starting to prepare the country to go back to normal with the Prime Minister stating that the vaccine rollout “has saved thousands of lives, prevented countless hospitalisations and has allowed the economy and society to begin returning to normality”.
He added: “We didn’t go through Covid to go back to how things were before – to the status quo ante.
“Build Back Better means we want things to change and improve as we recover.”
A Whitehall source told the outlet: “We are expecting sharp reductions in the red list. It could be as few as nine countries left on the list.
“Targeted quarantine will remain, but in fewer places.”
Last month the traffic light scheme was scrapped and was replaced by a simple Go/No Go list.
And starting this week, there is a new set of rules in place for vaccinated travellers which will make holidays much cheaper.
The pre-arrival test, which had to be a lateral flow or PCR test and taken before returning to the UK, will no longer be required.
Travellers will just need to book a day two Covid test (PCR only) which is also set to be scrapped later this month and replaced by a lateral flow test.
Meanwhile, the number of Covid cases and deaths has dropped today, with 30,301 people testing positive and 121 deaths being recorded.
It marks a slight fall from the 127 deaths and 35,577 cases reported on Friday.
The number of people who have died from Covid in the UK now stands at 136,910, with the total number of cases hitting 7,871,014.
