UK to implement new method for international trips
The government of Boris Johnson announced that as of October 4 the test will be suspended for fully vaccinated travelers
Gran Shapps, Secretary of Transport of the British government, reported that as of next October 4, “the current traffic light system will be replaced by a single red list of countries and territories,” and it will also simplify travel measures for arrivals from the rest of the world.
At the same time, he highlighted the flexibility in the requirements to take the entrance tests, so that passengers who are fully vaccinated will not need a PDT to travel to England.
Shapps noted that by the end of October “fully vaccinated eligible passengers and those with an approved vaccine from a select group of non-red countries will be able to replace their day 2 test with a cheaper lateral flow test, reducing the cost of the evidence upon arrival in England.”
If the test is positive, it is mandatory to isolate and carry out the confirmatory PCR, which will not have any additional cost for the passenger “which will be genomically sequenced to help identify new variants.”
On the other hand, it was established that people who are not vaccinated and come from non-red countries will have to present “pre-departure tests, day 2 and day 8 PCR tests. The launch test is still an option to reduce the period of self-isolation.”
As of October 4, England will grant a differentiated treatment to travelers from the United Kingdom who return fully vaccinated and come from 17 countries including Japan and Singapore, due to the success of the pilot carried out in the United States and Europe.
Countries such as Spain, France, Italy and Portugal which are on the amber list will be reclassified and will be considered as low risk countries. While Turkey, Egypt, Maldives and Kenya stand out among the “eight countries that will come out of that list as of September 22”.
M. Rodríguez
Source: finanzasdigital.com
