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Govt confirms quarantine exemption for vaccinated amber arrivals

Government
Rob Gill
8 July 2021

Transport secretary Grant Shapps has confirmed fully vaccinated travellers will no longer have to quarantine when returning to England from countries on the amber list, with the new rules set to take effect from 19 July.

Shapps was transport secretary under Boris Johnson

Shapps, addressing the House of Commons on Thursday (8 July), also told MPs fully vaccinated people would still be required to take tests upon their return to the UK from amber countries.