England to remove quarantine requirement for fully vaccinated U.S. and EU travelers
- The U.K. government will be removing the quarantine requirement for fully vaccinated U.S. and EU travelers visiting England.
- England also recently removed quarantine requirements for fully vaccinated English residents who visited amber list countries with less severe Covid-19 situations.
- The quarantine exemption will take effect on Monday.
Fully vaccinated U.S. and EU travelers will no longer have to undergo quarantine when visiting England, the U.K. government announced on Wednesday.
Recently on July 19, the U.K. government also removed quarantine requirements for fully vaccinated English residents who visited amber list countries with less severe Covid-19 situations.
The announcements led to better trading performance for the European travel and leisure sector on Wednesday. During afternoon deals in London, EasyJet and the parent company of British Airways were up by over 4%.
U.K. Transport Minister Grant Shapps shared the news on Twitter.
Shapps said that the quarantine exemption, which will apply to fully vaccinated people with a U.S. or European approved shot, will take effect on Monday. Still, travelers would need to do the usual pre-departure test before arrival and take a PCR test on day two of returning to England.
The decision comes amid the United States’ extension of travel restrictions for several countries, including the U.K.
Earlier this week, the Biden administration announced the extension of travel restrictions, including a ban on most non-U.S. citizens traveling from Britain, due to the rapid spread of the delta variant. The CDC and State Department also increased their warnings on U.K. travel to the highest level.
Airline executives have been frustrated by the decision, particularly during the peak summer travel season.
On Tuesday, the CDC advised wearing masks indoors again, even for fully vaccinated Americans.
The decisions by the U.S. were made following renewed concerns over the highly transmissible COVID variants, particularly delta, which have caused even higher infection rates.
Source: CNBC
