Fully vaccinated travellers from the United States and much of Europe will be allowed to enter Britain without quarantining starting next week.
The move is already welcomed by Britain's ailing travel industry.
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The British government said people who have gotten both doses of a COVID vaccine approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration or the European Medicines Agency, which regulates drugs for the European Union and several other countries, will be able to take pre- and post-arrival COVID tests, replacing the original 10-day self-isolation.
The rule change takes effect next Monday.
Scotland quickly adopted the change, while Northern Ireland has yet to announce its plans to end quarantine for travellers arriving from certain places.
Nevertheless, in Britain, there's one exception: Travellers arriving from France will still have to face quarantine due to the presence of the beta variant there.
Members of the country's COVID-battered travel industry cheered the news, with Virgin Atlantic's Chief Executive urging the U.S. to do likewise, so as to further open up international travel.
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