The British government plans to abolish the quarantine of vaccinated tourists from August
Impact of covid on tourism
Updated Tuesday,
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Health Secretary Matt Hancock has confirmed to Sky News that the measure will be put into effect “as soon as it is safe to do so”
British tourists vaccinated with complete guideline will be able to avoid quarantine on the return of passes such as Spain from August, he anticipates The Times. The Secretary of Health Matt Hancock i confirm to chain Sky News that the measure will be put in force “as soon as it is safe to do so”, although I do not confirm a date at the moment.
The British government announced Thursday the review of its tricolor system, with the possible addition of new passes to the list green. The announcement can also be used to soften the requirements of passes in the “mbar” list, such as Spain, Italy, France or Portugal and lift the barriers to the 30 million Britnicos who have already received the two doses of the vaccine against Covid-19.
To date, both visitors to these passes and returning British tourists are required to keep 10 days of quarantine on entry into the United Kingdom and to pay out-of-pocket two additional PCRs, the second and eighth da, a requirement denounced as excessive by companies and consumer organizations.
A recent analysis has shown that only one in 200 passengers from mbar passes tested “positive” on arrival in the UK. The ex premier Theresa May has led a revolt of dozens of “tory” deputies demanding the elimination of the polemic semforum system and the return of tourist and “non-essential” trips to countries considered low risk.
Despite the increase in daily cases (10,633 confirmed on Monday) mainly attributable to the Delta or India variant, Matt Hancock assured that the number of infections is stabilizing and expressed his confidence that “vaccines serve to restore some freedoms that have had to be restricted to maintain safety”.
End of de-scaling
The Health secretary confirmed that July 19 is still on the horizon as the foreseeable end of the de-escalation, after the frustrated “Freedom Day” of June 21, delayed by the upswing of new cases and the fear of a third wave, just as the European Union countries have put in place measures to allow the reopening of borders.
Spain actually levant the restrictions on British tourists last May 21 and June 7 did the same with European tourists vaccinated with complete pattern. The United Kingdom, however, has left the restrictions for travellers from Spain intact and has even backed down with Portugal, which was initially on the list green and suddenly passed to the mbar (a decision that causes chaos in airports).
Ryanair and the Manchester Airports Group (MAG) they have in fact taken the British government to court because of its arbitrariness and lack of transparency. Wednesday is marked precisely as the day of action and protest against the restrictions on travel to the British, with new demonstrations planned in front of Parliament and Downing Street.
Far from clearing the picture and giving back to millions of British vaccinated the possibility of going on holidays to Spain and other destinations, the premier Boris Johsson predicts on Monday that 2021 will remain “a difficult year to travel “and anticipate” inconvenience and delays” at the airports. “Our priority is to keep the country safe and prevent the virus from coming back,” he said.
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