Still, word from the travel industry is that a lot of potential foreign visitors are nervous about coming to Britain - including business travelers heading strictly to the cities. Executives at exhibition and travel companies tell me there have been a noticeable number of cancellations by foreign business visitors because of foot and mouth. I've even had family members from Canada decide not to visit my wife and me here in London because of the perception the country has been shut down by the crisis. Throughout Britain it has been pretty much business as usual outside the agriculture and tourism sectors. And you can still visit rural villages and hit the odd country pub if you get a chance - I know, I do.
Foreign visitors canceling plans seem to have three areas of concern.
Not gonna happen. First of all, you're not going to come in contact with it unless you try really hard. So far no one here has caught it despite 21 suspected human cases making news around the world. They fear they will bring it back to their own country. If you walk through an infected area and don't disinfect properly afterward, this could, theoretically, happen.