COVID-19: Pre-departure travel tests for Britain to be eased

London: Following call from the travel and tourism industry, the rules for coronavirus testing are to be eased for people travelling to England, the government has announced.

From 04:00 GMT on Friday, fully vaccinated travellers coming to England will no longer have to take a test before they travel from Sunday, instead of taking a PCR test on day two of arrival, passengers can take a cheaper route.

The rules for self-isolating on arrival are also going to change.