Passengers returning to England from destinations identified as low-risk will no longer have to self-isolate for 14 days, the Department for Transport (DfT) and FCO have announced.

The measures will come into effect from July 10, with the government initially naming Germany, France, Spain and Italy among the nations it considers at low-risk from coronavirus and from which arrivals need no longer self-isolate.

The full list of 59 destinations has now been published but is subject to ongoing review. Long-haul countries named on the list include Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Vietnam and a host of Caribbean destinations.

In Europe, it includes Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Hungary, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Switzerland and Turkey, among others. See below for the full list.

In addition, the FCO will change its advice against ¡®all but essential¡¯ international travel, with those changes being implemented on July 4.

The exempt destinations were identified by the Joint Biosecurity Centre in consultation with Public Health England and the Chief Medical Officer, which assessed factors such as the prevalence of coronavirus, the numbers of new cases and potential trajectory of the diseases in those destinations.

The development is a welcome change to the widely criticised quarantine measures that were introduced in early June and applied to almost all travellers.

The Business Travel Association (BTA) said the move ¡°is a welcome relief for the business travel sector, which is still at risk of losing one in two jobs in coming months¡±.

It added that it had not supported quashing quarantine completely: ¡°Safety must remain paramount, and the traffic-light system is a more practical solution to the evolving global situation.¡±?

All passengers will still be required to provide contact information on arrival in the UK and those transiting through non-exempt countries will still need to self-isolate for 14 days.

¡°Whether you are a holidaymaker ready to travel abroad or a business eager to open your doors again, this is good news for British people and great news for British businesses,¡± says Transport Secretary Grant Shapps.

¡°The entire nation has worked tirelessly to get to this stage, therefore safety must remain our watch word and we will not hesitate to move quickly to protect ourselves if infection rates rise in countries we are reconnecting with.¡±

The Devolved Administrations of Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales will define their own approaches to quarantine exemptions.

The full list of destinations from which passengers returning from after July 10 need no longer self-isolate stands as follows: Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Barbados, Belgium, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba, Croatia, Cura?ao, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominica, Faroe Islands, Fiji, Finland, France, French Polynesia, Germany, Greece, Greenland, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macau, Malta, Mauritius, Monaco, Netherlands, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, R¨¦union, San Marino, Serbia, Seychelles, South Korea, St Barth¨¦lemy, St Kitts and Nevis, St Lucia, St Pierre and Miquelon, Switzerland, Taiwan, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, Vatican City and Vietnam.

Ireland is already exempt as part of the common travel area, as are the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man and 14 British Overseas Territories.