As of Monday, fully vaccinated travelers from destinations on Britain’s “amber list” are allowed to enter the country without self-isolating for up to 10 days. David and Susan Handfield were among the first beneficiaries of the new travel rules Monday, seeing their granddaughter Charlotta for the first time after she and her parents stepped off a flight from Berlin. Charlotta was born in February but virus concerns and travel restrictions prevented her parents from bringing her to London until now. John Holland-Kaye, Heathrow’s chief executive, said the British government should allow most travelers to use cheaper lateral flow tests and work with countries like the U.S. to ease remaining travel restrictions. Almost 89% of adults in Britain have received at least one dose of vaccine and 73% have been fully vaccinated.

Source: ABC News August 02, 2021 11:43 UTC