UK lifts all COVID testing requirements for vaccinated travellers

Travellers who have been fully vaccinated against the coronavirus COVID-19 can now enter the United Kingdom without undergoing any coronavirus testing.

British residents and visitors who have had at least two doses of an approved Coronavirus vaccine now only need to fill out a passenger locator form before travelling to the UK.

Unvaccinated people still have to take tests both before and after arriving, but no longer need to self-isolate until they get a negative result.

Airlines and other travel firms hailed the change as a lifeline after two years of severely constricted travel. But some scientists worry the government is moving too fast. Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative government lifted most domestic rules last month.

Face masks are no longer mandatory in most indoor spaces in England. Vaccine passports for gaining entry to nightclubs and large-scale events were scrapped, as was the official advice to work from home.

Other parts of the UK Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have also lifted most restrictions. Johnson announced that he hopes to lift the final restriction of mandatory selfisolation for people who test positive by the end of February as part of a plan to live long term with COVID-19.