Where can I go on holiday right now? Full list of countries where you won’t have to quarantine

GREEK islands Lesbos, Tinos, Serifos, Santorini and Zakynthos have been REMOVED from the quarantine list and no countries were added to it.

There are still a number of destinations which remain on the UK's air bridge list announced, which deem the countries safe for travel.

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The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) published a list of destinations that are exempt from self-isolating due to coronavirus on July 3, followed by the ending of the advisory against all non-essential travel on July 10.

The list is subject to change at short-notice however, first seen over the weekend of July 25/26 when Spain was suddenly struck off, leaving absolute chaos among tourists who were out there or had planned a trip.

Luxembourg was removed from the safe list on July 31, followed by Andorra, The Bahamas and on August 8.

On August 15, France, Netherlands and Malta were added to the ban list, along with Monaco, Aruba and the Turks and Caicos Islands.

Czech Republic, Switzerland and Jamaica are on the quarantine list, enforced on August 29, while parts of Greece were added last month.

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps announced that anyone heading back from the Greek islands of Lesvos, Tinos, Serifos, Santorini and Zakynthos from 4am on October 10 would no longer need to quarantine.

Some countries are making improvements, however - on July 28, Estonia, Latvia, Slovakia, Slovenia and St Vincent and the Grenadines were added to the safe list, along with Singapore and Thailand last month.

Portugal was added to England's safe list on August 22, but was taken off it on September 10, after new daily cases leaped above 20 per 100,000 people.

Slovenia, Slovakia, Denmark, Iceland, Poland and Turkey have now all been added to the quarantine list.

It is worth noting that some of the "safe" countries which don't require a UK quarantine still have their own travel restrictions in place for British tourists.

Countries such as New Zealand and Cyprus are either closed to international flights or impossible to enter without quarantine or coronavirus testing.

Ministers are now considering a new testing method for travellers which would cut isolation times, with airport-testing hoping to be given the go-ahead in the next few days.

Chief Secretary to the Treasury Stephen Barclay confirmed that decisions regarding new measures which include airport swabbing will be made in the "coming days".

Speaking during a Conservative conference, Mr Barclay explained: "I am expecting Grant Shapps and Matt Hancock to say more about this in the coming days."

He continued: "So, if we look, for example, at some of the German states, which are using testing to then release earlier from some of the restrictions."

In Germany, the tests on arrival are free at the majority of airports, with test results within 48 hours, but passengers can pay for private tests with faster results within a few hours.

The travel industry has been calling for airport testing to be implemented, with the quarantine restrictions badly affecting airlines and airports.

Heathrow Airport’s chief executive John Holland-Kaye previously said the Prime Minister is hoping for testing trials on passengers to start by mid-October.

Changes to the quarantine rules were enforced in September, with regional restrictions instead of country-wide ones - currently in place for Portugal and Greece.

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps explained: "Through the use of enhanced data we will now be able to pinpoint risk in some of the most popular islands, providing increased flexibility to add or remove them — distinct from the mainland — as infection rates change.

“This development will help boost the UK’s travel industry while continuing to maintain maximum protection to public health, keeping the travelling public safe."

It follows reports that thousands of Brits are ignoring the current 14-day isolation rule after returning from holiday.

The Met Police have received more than 1,000 tips to carry out quarantine checks to make sure holidaymakers are sticking to their two week isolation.

London cops said they have so far visited 840 people with another 301 planned, to check on those quarantining after returning from abroad, reports .