The UK government is easing travel requirements for people who have been vaccinated

The British government announced on Friday 17 September that it would ease conditions for entry into England for vaccinated travelers, which have been long-awaited by the tourism and transport sector hit hard by the Covid-19 pandemic.

From 4 October, vaccinated travelers to England will no longer need to take a test before leaving a country not on the Red List. Grant Shapps, British Transport Secretary.

Then, at the end of October, the PCR test required on the second day after arrival in English soil will be replaced by the antigen test. “lower cost”explained. Travelers who test positive will then have to self-isolate and then take a confirmatory PCR test, at no additional cost, which will be analyzed to identify new variants.

The transport minister also announced that eight countries will leave the red list on Wednesday – which imposes a costly ten-day hotel quarantine – including Turkey, Pakistan and the Maldives. The orange menu will disappear.

In contrast, non-vaccinated travelers from countries not included in the red list will have to undergo PCR tests before their departure and on the second and eighth days after arrival, with the possibility of a third test to reduce the ten-day quarantine.

Also from October 4, the British government will admit to vaccinating an additional 17 countries and territories, including Japan and Singapore.