Holidays abroad should be discouraged to stop Covid third wave, say MPs

All-party group on coronavirus gives recommendations on international travel for leisure, which could resume on 17 May

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Holidays abroad should be discouraged even once legal, a cross-party group of MPs have said as part of a suite of recommendations to prevent a third wave of coronavirus and further lockdowns.

Under the UK government’s roadmap to relax coronavirus restrictions, international travel for leisure purposes could resume from 17 May.