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<p>The decision to introduce enhanced border measures is in direct response to scientific
and medical data, which represents an increased risk to UK public health and an increased
risk of community transmission of the new COVID-19 variants identified in other countries.
These are intended to be temporary measures and the government keeps data for countries
and territories under constant review.</p><p> </p><p>The government has made it consistently
clear that it will take decisive action to contain the virus, including adding further
countries to the red list if the public health risk of people returning from a particular
country without self-isolating becomes too high.</p><p> </p><p>There are an extremely
limited number of exemptions from enhanced border measures, and only introduced where
absolutely necessary for reasons of national importance. Exemptions from enhanced
border measures are set out on Gov.uk and are kept under regular review.</p><p> </p>
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