UK opens travel, removes all restrictions on COVID-19-vaccinated people on Feb. 11.
Great Britain on Monday announced the removal of all COVID-19 testing requirements for fully vaccinated travelers, including those arriving from India from the UK next month.
The Ministry of Transport and Social Affairs’ Travel Bulletin announced that on February 11 from 4 p.m.
all testing requirements will be removed from eligible fully vaccinated arrivals and only a Passenger Location Form (PLF) will now be required.
Arrivals who have not been recognized as fully vaccinated need only take the pre-departure test and the PCR test on or before the second day after their arrival in the United Kingdom, as notified on 24 January. They don’t have to do it themselves. be isolated on arrival and need only be done after a positive result.
In addition, in England, children aged 12 to 15 can prove their vaccination status or proof of previous infection with a digital NHS COVID Pass from 3 February onwards.
The changes to travel policy will take effect before mid-February and will follow the success of the efficiency program in the UK.
Secretary of Transport Grant Shapps said: “We made the right calls at the right time, and with the introduction of vaccines and booster vaccines, it is paying off – allowing us to safely remove almost all COVID-19 travel restrictions from vaccinated passengers.”
Shapps said “this is the final step in our stable and secure full return to international tourism, which will be a major boost to UK tourism, liberating Britain before the crucial mid-spring and spring holiday season.”
Shapps clarified that the country connects to key global markets and recognizes vaccine certificates from 16 other countries and regions, including India, bringing the list to more than 180 countries and regions worldwide.
Source: ANI