Rise in UK COVID-19 cases 'concerning' but not out of control: Health secretary

UK's health secretary, Matt Hancock, warned that young people, especially better-off ones, must maintain social distancing to prevent the UK following countries such as France and Spain in having new spikes in coronavirus cases, local media reported on Monday.

Britain's government is expected to announce on Monday that it will adopt a regional approach to travel corridors, meaning that travelers from areas of countries that are less affected by COVID-19 will not need to quarantine, the BBC said.

Spain has urged Britain to adopt more flexible travel rules so that British tourists visiting areas such as the Balearic Islands, where there are fewer coronavirus cases than on the mainland, do not have to quarantine on their return home.