Health secretary Sajid Javid confirmed that he wants to remove the PCR test requirement when returning from some foreign countries “as soon as I possibly can”.
This means double-vaccinated travellers will no longer need to take expensive PCR upon returning to the UK, potentially in time for the October half-term holidays.
Javid is aware of the added cost to families holidaying overseas this summer and has said these rules should not be in place for “a second longer than is absolutely necessary”.
Passengers returning from green list countries, or amber list destinations if they are fully vaccinated, must currently take PCR tests on or before day two after they arrive back in England.
Prime minister Boris Johnson is expected to announce plans on Tuesday to try to keep Covid under control over the winter, including the scrapping of the possibility of requiring vaccine passports for entry to nightclubs, cinemas and sports grounds.
