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UK govt ready to drop quarantine for EU and US arrivals

Government
Will Payne
28 July 2021

England could reopen its borders to fully vaccinated arrivals from the EU and US, without quarantine, as soon as next week

Arrivals will undertake PCR tests on a voluntary basis and all positive samples will be sent for sequencing

According to The Times, ministers are expected to discuss the plans on Wednesday (28 July) with Boris Johnson reportedly concerned about the EU’s progress in enabling international travel compared with Britain

British Airways and Virgin Atlantic, meanwhile, have called on the government to ditch its requirement for amber list arrivals, who have been fully vaccinated outside the UK, to self-isolate following a successful trial.