India is on the green list but UK & Australia are not. Why?
[QUOTE=SirLancelot;2630323]The green list doesn't have any relation to the number of COVID cases or the success of vaccination programmes. India is on the list but UK / Australia aren't! It doesn't make sense. The only conclusion is that they've decided on a phased return. I just hope the rest of us can visit sooner rather than later.[/QUOTE]According to New York Times database, the daily number of Covid cases per 100,000, averaged over the last seven days, is 64 for UK, 5 for Australia and less than 1 for India. Deaths due to Covid per 100,000 is 0. 20 for UK, 0. 03 for Australia and 0. 02 for India.
[URL]https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/world/covid-cases.html[/URL]
It is tempting to declare that India has poor data gathering. May be. But there is another explanation. Natural immunity from large number of infections in April-May.
The Economist explained, "A survey of blood samples published this week shows that more than 90% of Delhi's residents have antibodies against covid-19 coursing through their veins. ".
[URL]https://www.economist.com/the-economist-explains/2021/10/29/how-did-india-beat-covid-19[/URL]
Vaccine is not the only path for immunization; natural immunity from infection may also work (just to clarify, I am not an anti-vax).
This is not to say that Philippines' list is rational. I am just putting forth a potential explanation.