Holidaymakers offered little or no coronavirus-related insurance

UK consumers booking last-minute getaways this summer have few options for cover

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Travellers booking last-minute getaways face the prospect of severely curtailed travel insurance cover – and in some cases no Covid-19 cover at all – this summer.

Currently a relatively low number of insurers are willing to cover coronavirus-related medical claims, with the clear caveat that they will not pay any future cancellation or curtailment claims that result from a second wave of infections.