The British government announced on Monday that it is scrapping coronavirus travel testing requirements for the vaccinated, news hailed by the travel industry as a big step back to normality.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson said that “to show that this country is open for business, open for travellers, you will see changes so that people arriving no longer have to take tests if they have been vaccinated, if they have been double vaccinated”.
Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said the change would take effect February 11, coinciding with a midterm holiday break for many schoolchildren.
Currently, travellers who have had at least two vaccine doses must take a rapid coronavirus test within two days of arriving in the UK. Those who are unvaccinated face stricter testing and quarantine rules.
