Michael Gove has said that the UK Government is working on a coordinated approach to international travel.
The cabinet minister said that the government was looking to review travel to ensure that ports and airports were as safe as possible.
He confirmed that the UK Government were looking at further options to restrict international travel.
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On ITV’s Good Morning Britain, he confirmed that a decision is to be announced on whether the UK will demand a negative Covid test from those entering the country.
He said: “We will be making announcements later today and in the days ahead about how we will make sure that our ports and airports are safe.
“It is already the case that there are significant restrictions on people coming into this country and of course we’re stressing that nobody should be travelling abroad.
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“But I don’t want to pre-empt the specific advice that is going to be given.”
Mr Gove said during his series of broadcast interviews that he is in discussions with the devolved UK administrations about the terms of the announcement affecting international visitors.
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