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Scotland and Wales align with England on EU and US quarantine

Government
Will Payne
29 July 2021

Scotland and Wales will follow the UK government’s decision to ease quarantine restrictions on fully vaccinated EU and US arrivals from Monday (2 August).

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Scotland’s cabinet secretary for transport, Michael Matheson, said the move was made possible due to the "overwhelming" success of the country’s vaccination programme.

"This new arrangement will be carefully monitored by clinicians and kept under close review as we seek to put Scotland firmly on the path to recovery – but people should continue to think very carefully about travelling – especially given the prevalence and unpredictable nature of variants of concern," he added.