Fully vaccinated holidaymakers will no longer be requited to self-isolate when they return to England later this month, it has been announced.
Transport Secretary Grant Shapps confirmed the move to MPs in the House of Commons on Thursday - days after Boris Johnson outlined his plans for those living in England beyond July 19.
Mr Shapps explained how people who have had both doses of the coronavirus vaccine will be able to enjoy quarantine-free travel to amber list destinations.
However, those who do decided to travel will still be required to take a test three days before returning, producing a negative test before they travel, and PCR test on or before day two.
READ MORE: Government 'considering extra Bank Holiday Monday if England win Euro 2020'
They will no longer be required to take a test on day eight following their return.
"In essence, this means that for fully vaccinated travellers the requirements for green and amber list countries are the same," Mr Shapps added.
They also have to have had their final vaccine days 14 days before they travel.
The transport secretary also said that he would update MPs in "due course" about allowing international visitors back to the UK and said they "are working to extend our approach to vaccinated passengers from important markets and holiday destinations later this summer."
This means that travellers will be able to visit holiday hot spots, including the likes of France, Germany, Portugal, Spain and more from later this month if they have been double vaccinated.
The below list is accurate up to 8 July, but may change in the future.
Amber list countries in full:
- Akrotiri and Dhekelia
- Albania
- Algeria
- Andorra
- Armenia
- Aruba
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- The Bahamas
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Belize
- Benin
- Bhutan
- Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Bulgaria
- Burkina Faso
- Cambodia
- Cameroon
- Canada
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- China
- Comoros
- Congo
- Cook Islands, Tokelau and Niue
- Côte d’Ivoire
- Croatia
- Cuba
- Curaçao
- Cyprus
- Czech Republic (Czechia)
- Denmark
- Djibouti
- El Salvador
- Equatorial Guinea
- Estonia
- Fiji
- Finland
- France
- French Polynesia
- Gabon
- The Gambia
- Georgia
- Germany
- Ghana
- Greece (including islands)
- Greenland
- Guadeloupe
- Guatemala
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Honduras
- Hong Kong
- Hungary
- Indonesia
- Iran
- Iraq
- Italy
- Jamaica
- Japan
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Kiribati
- Kosovo
- Kuwait
- Kyrgyzstan
- Laos
- Latvia
- Lebanon
- Liberia
- Libya
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Macao
- Madagascar
- Malaysia
- Mali
- Marshall Islands
- Martinique
- Mauritania
- Mauritius
- Mayotte
- Mexico
- Micronesia
- Moldova
- Monaco
- Montenegro
- Morocco
- Myanmar (Burma)
- Nauru
- Netherlands
- New Caledonia
- Nicaragua
- Niger
- Nigeria
- North Korea
- North Macedonia
- Norway
- The Occupied Palestinian Territories
- Palau
- Papua New Guinea
- Poland
- Portugal (including the Azores – Madeira is on the green watchlist)
- Réunion
- Romania
- Russia
- Samoa
- San Marino
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Saudi Arabia
- Senegal
- Serbia
- Sierra Leone
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Solomon Islands
- South Korea
- South Sudan
- Spain (including the Canary Islands – the Balearic islands are on the green watchlist)
- St Kitts and Nevis
- St Lucia
- St Maarten
- St Martin and St Barthélemy
- St Pierre and Miquelon
- St Vincent and the Grenadines
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Syria
- Taiwan
- Tajikistan
- Thailand
- Timor-Leste
- Togo
- Tonga
- Turkmenistan
- Tuvalu
- Ukraine
- United States
- Uzbekistan
- Vanuatu
- Vietnam
- Wallis and Futuna
- Western Sahara
- Yemen
To get the latest email updates from the Manchester Evening News, click here.
