‘No quarantine’ for vaccinated amber list arrivals in England

Ministers expected to announce rule change for fully-vaccinated people in boost for travel industry

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Ministers are likely to announce that vaccinated people travelling to England from amber list countries will no longer have to quarantine from later this month, in a significant boost for the travel industry, it is understood.

A date of 19 July to change the rules is among options that will be considered by the Covid operations committee, chaired by the Cabinet Office minister, Michael Gove, which is due to meet on Thursday morning.