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A man is directed to a waiting taxi at Hong Kong International Airport that will take him to hotel quarantine. Hong Kong announced on Friday it will end mandatory hotel quarantine from Monday.

World Hong Kong ends hotel quarantine for travellers

Uk tourists may need to show three additional documents at Spanish border control (Photo: Getty Images)

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Health 'Through worst of pandemic', says Humza Yousaf

People Covid Scotland: 24 more people die from virus in past 24 hours

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People 31 deaths and 7,752 Covid cases reported in latest figures

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Coronavirus Covid Scotland: Over 20 deaths reported as thousands of more cases confirmed

Coronavirus More than 10,000 have now died in Scotland after positive Covid test

Health Covid Scotland: Health Secretary Humza Yousaf says Omicron 'slowing down'

Coronavirus 16 more deaths and 10,392 new cases recorded in the last 24 hours

Politics UK Government set to relax Covid testing rules and scrap need for PCR

Health Public warned of longer waits for PCR tests if they are not essential workers

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Health PCR tests temporarily unavailable across most of Scotland again

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Coronavirus Covid-19 testing sites to remain open throughout Christmas period

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Rangers Rangers v Dundee Utd fears eased as Covid outbreak contained

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Politics Douglas Ross self isolating after staff member tests positive for Covid

Politics Swinney says he takes lateral flow test every time he leaves home

Coronavirus Negative Covid test added to Scotland's vaccine passport scheme

Coronavirus Covid Scotland: Pre-departure tests to be reintroduced from Tuesday

Health New COVID variant: Labour MP calls for ‘immediate’ re-instatement of pre-travel ...

Politics Covid overseas: ‘People just don’t go to get tested, they can’t afford it’

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Coronavirus Scotland reaches milestone with 10 million Covid-19 PCR tests

Health PCR testing for travellers reduces risk of new variants, say experts

Read This Ryanair is launching 14 new routes this winter to destinations across Europe

Politics Yousaf accused of 'not trusting own rules' after self isolating

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Coronavirus Here's how to book a PCR test for travel near you - and how much it costs

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Read This TUI cancels more holidays amid uncertainty over travel restrictions

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Coronavirus Scottish Team GB runner investigated after claims he faked a Covid test

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Health ‘Faster, more accurate’ saliva tests for Covid trialled in Scotland

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