Portofino
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A fast fwd to getting on the U.K. s red list .Cyprus just confirmed opening from June for anyone who's been jabbed...no testing or isolation required.
Hopefully dominoes will fall...
Politics not science here .
If a place has a free for all “ come and get it “ scuse the pun - unregulated policy it’s gonna wind up a mutant soup breeding ground .
Vaxed folks can still carry virus . vaccination just means you thus far generally do not end up hospitalised that’s all .
Air travel,, just because you can does not mean it’s a great idea either ,indeed any crowd gathering activities in enclosed spaces .
Hence my scepticism.
If you can drive , avoid crowds all crowds open + enclosed , stay in your own spaces then that’s the best that ought to be aimed at .
Assuming host countries allow it , which for political / economic reasons will open up summer resorts + marinas .
There ought to still be quarantine on return as it is now , two levels regularly reviewed who’s in the red list .
Next summer ( 2022 ) after a winter of potential mutants emerging then a ( hopefully ) different approach .We just do not know how mutant the mutants are gonna be ? So best play cautious this year rather risk undoing the current successful strategy which is working .
Sure some mutants will emerge by evolutionary convergence at home , buts that’s not an excuse to throw away everything the U.K. has achieved thus far by having a free for all ‘ I ,am off to Spain mate , stuff you “ attitude .
Uk has its rapid response units going into suspect areas surge testing because it has the genetic genome testing capacity and is optimising that edge .Other countries are not so fortunate, the only way they will find out the virus is beating the vaccination program is when the numbers start to rise , by that time it’s too late .
So back on Cyprus ...hmm I,ll give it 6/8 weeks post “free for all “ before there numbers rise alarmingly and our guys ( Porton down GS testing ) find a mutant from a returned visitor = red listed .So factor in your £1750 hotel stay by the end of the summer .
As for the none red list this year = rigorous testing + quarantine on return .
Can’ t see any other science lead way .