Health Secretary Sajid Javid announced the new scheme as he outlined the Governments approach to tackling Covid over the autumn and winter months.
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Covid travel rules currently in place will be torn up as a new scheme will be announced by October 1, the Health Secretary has announced.
Officials are expected to formally review the use of the traffic light system, which designates countries as red, amber or green in accordance with their Covid risk.
Currently, Brit holidaymakers returning from red list countries must stay in a Government-backed quarantine hotel for 10 days.
Fully vaccinated Brits coming from amber list countries will need to take a Covid test before arriving in the UK and again on their second day in the country.
The rules for double jabbed Brits returning from green list destinations.
They must also fill in a passenger locator form.
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Non-vaccinated people returning from amber list countries must quarantine at home for 10 days and take PCR tests on day 2 and day 8.
The measures were announced as Mr Javid outlined the Governments approach to tackling Covid over the autumn and winter months.
In its Autumn and Winter plan report, the Government states the “number of daily international and domestic flights has increased by 59% since step 4 compared to step 3 levels” but they are keen to increase this as it “still only represents 53% of 2019 average levels”.
Mr Javid told the Commons: “We have already relaxed the rules for fully vaccinated travellers and I ask the CMA (Competition and Markets Authority) to review issue of exploitative behaviour of private testing market.
“We will be providing a new framework for international travel. The Transport Secretary will be announcing details ahead of review point on October 1.”
The review of rules come as part of the Government’s international approach to tackling Covid during the autumn and winter months.
Sir Graham Brady raised the need of getting rid of daily tests for people returning from amber list countries as he claimed “people returning from green and amber list countries had a lower level of covid than people who stayed here”.
The Health Secretary responded: “He’s right to raise this and it’s why we’ve kept our travel rules under review.
“We are looking to make changes very soon. The Transport Secretary is making changes to those rules as soon as he possible can.”
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