Portugal and Hong Kong were among the countries to introduce new rules for arrivals from the UK in the wake of record cases of Delta variant infections across Britain, while hopes of a UK-US travel corridor this summer are said to be “fading rapidly”.
More positively, new health secretary Sajid Javid told MPs that 19 July would be the “end of the line” for Covid lockdown restrictions. Progress is also being made in negotiations between the UK and EU on recognising Covid status certificates.
I won’t delay end of Covid curbs beyond 19 July, says Javid
