Fully-vaccinated travellers to England won't require Covid test from February 11

Britain on Monday announced that it will scrap Covid-19 test requirements for fully vaccinated travellers entering England from next month.

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps made a statement in the House of Commons outlining the Covid travel update, confirming that from February 11 travellers who have had both doses of a Covid vaccine will no longer be required to take a test within two days of arriving in England.

Shapps said these changes were done due to the success of the country's vaccine and booster rollout.

Arrivals in England who aren't fully vaccinated will only need to take a pre-departure test and a PCR test on or before day two after coming to the country. They will no longer be required to do a day eight test after arrival, or self-isolate.

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Fully vaccinated travellers currently need to do a lateral flow or PCR test within two days of arriving in England after a pre-arrival test requirement was done away with earlier this week.