The next travel review for England which will decide the status of countries is set to be announced on August 5, and there are hopes some countries could be taken off the red list.

India, Bangladesh and Pakistan - three countries whose residents often have family in the UK - are among the 60 countries on the UK Government's red list, which means non-British or Irish citizens will be barred from entering.

Anyone from the UK, or who has citizenship rights, who visits a red list country has to quarantine in a Government-approved hotel, such as those at Heathrow Airport or Gatwick Airport, for 10 days after arriving. There are other rules to follow too.

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Although it is not illegal, anyone from the UK is advised that they "should not" travel to a red list country, meaning family members who are separated are effectively unable to see one another. But there are instances in which you can travel, and with the review only six days away, which countries could come off the red list?

SurreyLive takes a look at the current situation, and what could change.

Countries currently on the red list

Afghanistan

Angola

Argentina

Bahrain

Bangladesh

Bolivia

Botswana

Brazil

Burundi

Cape Verde

Chile

Colombia

Congo (Democratic Republic)

Costa Rica

Cuba

Dominican Republic

Ecuador

Egypt

Eritrea

Eswatini

Ethiopia

French Guiana

Guyana

Haiti

India

Indonesia

Kenya

Lesotho

Malawi

Maldives

Mongolia

Mozambique

Myanmar

Namibia

Nepal

Oman

Pakistan

Panama

Paraguay

Peru

Philippines

Qatar

Rwanda

Seychelles

Sierra Leone

Somalia

South Africa

Sri Lanka

Sudan

Suriname

Tanzania

Trinidad and Tobago

Tunisia

Turkey

Uganda

United Arab Emirates (UAE)

Uruguay

Venezuela

Zambia

Zimbabwe

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Could India come off the red list and what changes could we see?

In Thursday's review, the Government will look at a range of factors, including the current infection rates and vaccination rates of countries.

India saw its infections soar in May when there were reported to be over 400,000 daily infections. One woman in Surrey spoke of losing 23 family members and friends in India to Covid.

The infection rate has since plummeted according to official figures with the news service Reuters reporting 44,230 daily infections on Friday (July 30) via its World Coronavirus Tracker. The infection rate stands at 20 new infections per 100,000 people over the last seven days, according to Reuters.

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Vaccinations have reached at least 450,706,257 in the country which, factoring in everyone having two doses, accounts for about 16.5% of the population.

While the infection rate appears to be very low, the vaccination rate is way below that of many western countries including the UK and France - the latter has vaccinated 52% of its population according to Reuters and remains on the amber plus list, meaning the quarantine-free travel enjoyed by double jabbed visitors from other amber list countries has been rescinded.

There are also concerns that a lack of adequate testing in rural areas of India may mean the true picture of infections is not being seen in the data. This, coupled with the relatively low vaccination rate, suggests we are unlikely to see India removed from the UK's red list in the next review.

Pakistan has a very low infection rate of 11 per 100,000 but it is on the rise. Similar to India its vaccination rate is very low - just 6.1% of the population - so again we're unlikely to see it move off the red list.

Costa Rica perhaps has a better chance as 31.6% of the population has been vaccinated, but its infection rate is much higher at 155 per 100,000. That is on a downward trajectory though.

The Emirates boss recently expressed his frustration that the United Arab Emirates is still on the red list when it has vaccinated around 85% of its population, and has an infection rate of around 109 per 100,000. So that is perhaps one of the best contenders for an amber list upgrade.

Rules for red list arrivals to Gatwick and Heathrow

Anyone landing in the UK from a red list country has to quarantine in a designated hotel for 10 days and take Covid tests on day two and day 8. The hotel and testing package must be booked before you travel.

A passenger locator form must also be filled out before you board the flight.

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