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The Times: No quarantine for fully vaccinated Britons returning from ‘orange’ countries

From July 19, fully vaccinated travelers, arriving from countries included in its “orange list” Of Britain, will avoid quarantine, British media reported yesterday, Tuesday, as the airlines are preparing to check the vaccination status of the passengers on the flights to Britain for the first time.

British ministers will meet this week to finalize a policy that will allow people to travel from orange destinations without having to be isolated for up to ten days, according to The Times.

At present, travelers arriving from an orange-listed country are required to be isolated as soon as they arrive in the UK.

The new rules on Thursday

Transport Secretary Grand Saps will announce the change of rules tomorrow, Thursday, according to The Sun, which also said travelers should take a diagnostic test before returning to the UK and a PCR test on the second day. from their arrival.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson unveiled plans Monday to take a last-ditch effort to curb anti-COVID-19 lockdown in England, including repealing social distance, face-to-face (mask) and termination laws. implementation of the official directive on work from home.

The British Association of Travel Agents (ABTA), which represents 4,300 tourism business brands, has urged the government to implement proposals to ease quarantine rules for fully vaccinated travelers visiting countries included in the port. Spain and France.

By Monday night, 86.2% of adults in Britain had received one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, while 64.3% had received two doses.

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