The British government announced on Monday that he had photographed the Coronavirus travel testing requirements for vaccinated, the news was praised by the travel industry as a big step back to normality.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson said that “to show that this country is open to business, open to travelers, you will see changes so that people who arrive no longer need to take the test if they have been vaccinated, if they have multiplied.”
Secretary of Transportation Grant Shapps said the change will take effect on February 11, to coincide with the semester’s midfield holiday break for many school children.
“Border testing from vaccinated tourists has surpassed its usefulness,” said Shapps. “Today we release England.”
Tourism and travel companies that have been hammered by restrictions on welcoming pandemics, which make u.K. One of the most open countries in the world for international travel.
The Alderslade team, Head of the Airline Airlines Industry Executive U.K., said it was “Landmark Day.”
“For almost two years since the initial restriction Covid was introduced, the announcement currently brought international trips to almost vaccinated normality, and ultimately in line with the hospitality and domestic economy,” he said.
Johan Lundgren, the Chief Executive of the Airline Easyjet budget, said “Testing for travel will now be strong into something from the past.”
“Clear travel limit does not slow down the spread of omicron in u.K. And it is important that there is no more jerk reaction to the future variant,” he said.
At present, travelers who have had at least two doses of vaccines must do a fast Coronavirus test within two days after arriving at U.K. Those who do not pass strict testing and quarantine rules.
Testing requirements are appointed for vaccinated adults and all children under 18 years. Britain also relieves the rules for those who are not vaccinated, which must take the Coronavirus test before and after traveling to England but will not face quarantine.
The Johnson Conservative Government also raised masks and other weeks of restrictions on this week, and relied on vaccination and widespread testing to keep the virus being examined.
U.K. The government establishes public health policies for the UK. Other parts of UK. – Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland – set their own health rules, but say they will adopt the same rules with the United Kingdom for international travel.
The Coronavirus case in England jumped in December, driven by an Omicron variant which was very translated, although hospitalization and death remained far below the peak of the previous pandemic.
The UK has seen more than 154,000 deaths in a pandemic, the second worst victim in Europe after Russia.