Overseas holiday destinations 'to be ranked using traffic light system'

Countries to be graded green, amber or red based on Covid rates and vaccination rollouts, reports say

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Foreign holiday destinations will be ranked under a traffic light system, with fewer restrictions tied to the places boasting the lowest coronavirus rates and high vaccination take-up, it has been reported.

Countries will be graded either green, amber or red, according to how well they are coping with the pandemic, it was claimed.