Boris Johnson ending Covid isolation rules is a "distraction" from the PM's lockdown party scandal, according to a Scots health expert.
24.01.2022 - 17:23 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Boris Johnson has confirmed that fully-vaccinated travellers arriving in England will no longer have to take a coronavirus test.
The prime minister said the changes to travel rules reflect that Britain is “open for business” and “open for travellers”.
Currently those who arrive in England from abroad must take a lateral flow test or a PCR test by day 2 after arrival.
Mr Johnson revealed the planned changes to reporters during a visit to the Academic Centre, Milton Keynes Hospital on Monday, but did not say when the changes would come into force.
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He said: “We have, thanks to the tough decisions, the big calls that we made… the most open economy and society in Europe.
“And although we have to be cautious, we are now moving through the Omicron wave, and you can see the figures are starting to get better.
“So what we’re doing on travel, to show that this country is open for business, open for travellers, you will see changes so that people arriving no longer have to take tests if they have been vaccinated, if they have been double vaccinated.”
Later today the Transport Secretary Grant Shapps is expected to announce travel rule changes in the House of Commons.
Previously Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have followed changes made in England, although it will be up to these nations to change their own travel requirements.
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