Is there a way to get back from India now it’s on the Covid red list?

Simon Calder answers your questions on the latest international travel restrictions and short stays in the UK

The south Asian nation has seen a surge in virus cases in the past month (EPA)

Q India has been put on the red list. I have a friend who stayed in Goa through the pandemic but now needs to get home for her daughter’s wedding. Have you got a route she can travel back to the UK please?

Collette F

A Yesterday afternoon saw two big coronavirus developments involving India: the country reported almost 275,000 new cases of Covid-19, the highest since the coronavirus pandemic began; and the health secretary, Matt Hancock, said it will be added to the government’s red list at 4am on Friday.