Germany's health agency has said that it would lift a ban on most travellers from India, the UK, and three other countries hit by the Delta variant of Covid-19.
It said India, Nepal, Russia, Portugal and the UK, currently listed as so-called virus variant countries, would be reclassified from Wednesday as "high-incidence areas".
The change will ease a ban on entry for travellers who are not German residents or citizens. But they will have to still follow the quarantine and testing rules.
Health Minister Jens Spahn had said last week that the Delta variant was fast becoming dominant in Germany, meaning that bans on most travellers from countries hit by that variant may be lifted.
Only citizens and residents of Germany are permitted to enter from a variant country and are subject to a two-week quarantine, regardless of whether they are fully vaccinated or can provide a negative Covid-19 test.