Quarantine-Free Holidays For Fully Vaccinated, Announces UK Government
People who have had both doses of a Covid vaccination will be allowed to travel to amber list countries without having to quarantine when they get back to the UK, the government has announced.
It would mean people will be able to go on holiday to popular destinations including United States, France and Italy without having to isolate.
Under current rules travellers arriving from amber list countries, which make up the vast majority of destinations, must isolate at home for 10 days.
All people returning to the UK from green list destinations are not required to self-isolate.
Those entering the UK from red list destinations have to isolate in government-run hotels.
Transport Secretary, Grant Shapps said: “We’re moving forward with efforts to safely reopen international travel this summer, and thanks to the success of our vaccination programme, we’re now able to consider removing the quarantine period for fully vaccinated UK arrivals from amber countries – showing a real sign of progress.
“It’s right that we continue with this cautious approach, to protect public health and the vaccine rollout as our top priority, while ensuring that our route out of the international travel restrictions is sustainable.”
In response to the Global Travel Taskforce, Shapps announced plans to reopen international travel, including plans to remove the self-isolation period for amber list countries for those who are fully vaccinated, with full details set out next month.