Double-jabbed EU and US travellers will be exempt from quarantine rules in England from 2 August, ministers have confirmed.
This comes after Labour described the policy as dangerous. “I think at the moment everybody wants to go on holiday and go back to normal as quickly as possible but this is reckless,” the party’s deputy leader Angela Rayner said.
The relaxation of rules follows a 10-day pilot scheme involving 250 passengers on flights from Jamaica, New York and Los Angeles. All bar two of the travellers showed authentic vaccination credentials.
The trial gives “the evidence the government needs” to drop quarantine requirements for passengers from low-risk countries, BA chief executive Sean Doyle said.
Elsewhere, companies have criticised the government over its scheme to exempt essential workers from having to self-isolate when they are pinged by the NHS Covid-19 app.
The plan has been labelled a shambles, as small businesses warned of delays and difficulties in registering their staff.
