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Added on the 03/06/2021 18:08:41 - Copyright : Euronews EN
London/Berlin, Jul 28 (EFE/EPA).- Fully vaccinated people traveling to the United Kingdom from the European Union and United States will not have to quarantine upon arrival, UK authorities said Wednesday.ARCHIVE FOOTAGE OF VACCINATIONS AND TRAVELLERS IN GERMANY.
British Transport Minister Grant Shapps announces that the country is lifting a coronavirus ban on international holiday travel to Portugal and Israel due to their low infection and high vaccination rates. SOUNDBITE
London (UK), Jan 15 (EFE / EPA), (Camera: Neil Hall).- The detection of a new variant of the coronavirus in Brazil has led the UK to ban the arrivals of travellers from South America and Portugal, while the British government is trying to speed up its vaccine program.FOOTAGE OF HEATHROW AIRPORT IN LONDON.
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson announces that England is changing its quarantine rules for travellers, so that only those arrivals who are from countries where the coronavirus is 'not yet under control' will have to self-isolate for two weeks. SOUNDBITE
British Home Secretary Priti Patel announces that travellers arriving in Britain from abroad will face 14 days in quarantine from next month to prevent a second coronavirus outbreak. SOUNDBITE
A strike by workers operating the Channel tunnel has blocked train travel between Britain and France, leaving thousands of pre-Christmas travellers as well as freight traffic stranded. IMAGES