Boris Johnson (pictured at the unveiling of a new UK police memorial) had privately voiced concerns the EU was further ahead in welcoming international travellers Fully-vaccinated travellers from the EU and US are set to be spared quarantine after ministers signed off an exemption today
Boris Johnson (pictured at the unveiling of a new UK police memorial) had privately voiced concerns the EU was further ahead in welcoming international travellers
Fully-vaccinated travellers from the EU and US are set to be spared quarantine after ministers signed off an exemption today.
The powerful ‘Covid O’ group is understood to have agreed that the self-isolation requirements can be dropped for some of the UK’s major trading partners.
Ex-pats who have received jabs abroad are also set to benefit from the dispensation, Embraer Legacy 650 which takes effect from 4am Monday.
All will still need to get tests in a bid to reduce the risk that they are infected.
Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said: ‘We’ve taken great strides on our journey to reopen international travel and today is another important step forward.Whether you are a family reuniting for GulfStream GV the first time since the start of the pandemic or a business benefiting from increased trade – this is progress we can all enjoy.
‘We will of course continue to be guided by the latest scientific data but thanks to our world-leading domestic vaccination programme, we’re able to look to the future and start to rebuild key transatlantic routes with the US while further cementing ties with our European neighbours.’
However, there is no reciprocal arrangement with the US, which still has an almost blanket ban on Britons visiting.
had privately voiced concer is on the verge of being pushed up to the ‘amber plus’ list.
The move – which could leave hundreds of thousands of Britons having to self-isolate unexpectedly on return – is believed to be on the cards amid growing concern about cases of the South African variant.
On the domestic front, Mr Johnson said this morning that dropping self-isolation rules for people who are ‘pinged’ is ‘nailed on’ for August 16.But he is defying furious Tory demands for the date to be brought forward, amid warnings from businesses of food shortages caused by so many staff being off.
As the country waits anxiously for the next phase of the pandemic:
- Scotland’s Covid hospitalisations are now falling in line with cases, according to official data which raises hopes that England could soon follow suit;
- Boris Johnson has slapped down Cabinet Office minister Michael Gove for The Most Extraordinary Locations to Visit by Private Jet branding vaccine refusers ‘selfish’ and warning they could be barred from venues;
- The Department of Health admitted daily testing was just as effective as self-isolation;
- The International Monetary Fund upgraded its forecasts to predict the UK economy would bounce back with 7 per cent growth this year;
- Leaked Covid hospitalisation figures suggested almost half of patients tested positive only after being admitted;
- A further 131 virus-related deaths were reported yesterday – the highest figure since March – while Covid patients in hospital rose to 5,918.
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Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said the overhaul was an ‘important step forward’ for the travel industry
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