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Holidays have been made a fair bit cheaper just in time for half-term, with PCR tests scrapped for fully vaccinated passengers arriving in England.
It’s the latest change to the UK government’s travel rules, aimed at making trips easier and more accessible.
What’s the latest?
The latest change concerns testing and ties into recent tweaks to the traffic light system.
The old traffic light system of red, amber and green countries has been replaced with just a red list and a “rest of the world category”.
People who are fully vaccinated will not need to take a pre-departure test before they arrive back in England from anywhere in the “rest of the world” category.
From 24 October, the PCR test taken on the second day after arrival is replaced with a cheaper lateral flow.
Grant Shapps said of the changes: “With half-term and winter sun around the corner, we’re making it easier for families and loved ones to reunite, by significantly cutting the number of destinations on the red list, thanks in part to the increased vaccination efforts around the globe.”
The transport secretary added that they were designed to “restore people’s confidence” and “rebuild our economy”.
Which countries are on the red list?
As of 4am on Monday, 11 October, only seven countries remain on the red list. They are:
Panama
Colombia
Venezuela
Peru
Ecuador
Haiti
Dominican Republic
Testing
Residents who are fully vaccinated no longer need to take a pre-departure lateral flow test before they return to England from a non-red list country.
They will still need to take a lateral flow test, purchased from one of the private providers listed on the gov.uk website, on the second day they are back.
The government has confirmed people will be able to take pictures of their negative lateral flow results and booking reference to prove they have not contracted COVID.
Health Secretary Sajid Javid previously told…
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Source : skynews
