England to scrap quarantine for double-jabbed US and EU visitors as Covid cases see first small uptick in a week

By Caitlin Doherty
Published 28th Jul 2021, 16:36 BST
Health Secretary Sajid Javid speaks to the media during a visit to a pop-up vaccination site at Little Venice Sports Centre in west London. (PA/Dominic Lipinski)Health Secretary Sajid Javid speaks to the media during a visit to a pop-up vaccination site at Little Venice Sports Centre in west London. (PA/Dominic Lipinski)
Health Secretary Sajid Javid speaks to the media during a visit to a pop-up vaccination site at Little Venice Sports Centre in west London. (PA/Dominic Lipinski)
Tourists who have been fully-vaccinated against coronavirus in the EU or United States will be able to come to England from amber countries quarantine-free, the Government has announced, in the latest relaxation of restrictions.

The news comes as Covid cases saw a slight uptick for the first time in a week on Wednesday, after a sustained fall saw infections more than half in 10 days.

The rules on travel isolation will change from 4am next Monday (August 2), according to Transport Secretary Grant Shapps who said the announcement is helping reunite people living in the US and European countries with their family and friends in the UK”.

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Currently only people who have received two doses of a vaccine in the UK are allowed to skip isolation on arrival in England from an amber country - apart from those coming from France.