England makes tourism extra versatile for these from “yellow” class nations who’re vaccinated

By dropping, England continues to ease its restrictions on tourism and has taken an important step today by announcing that as of July 19th, those who have completed vaccination through doses administered by the UK National Health Service will be from countries under the “yellow” category can enter English territory without quarantine.

This is an important lifeline for the tourism sectors of the 145 «yellow» countries, in particular Spain, Austria, Denmark, Belgium, Croatia, France, Germany, Greece, Portugal, the Netherlands and Russia in Europe and in America to the countries and areas of Aruba, Bahamas , Belize, Cuba, Curacao, El Salvador, Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Martinique, Mexico, Nicaragua, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Maarten, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and the United States.

In any case, vaccinated passengers will still have to undergo a test before traveling and on the second day of arrival in England. In the case of minors, 11 to 17-year-olds have to complete both tests, those of 5 to 10-year-olds only have to take the tests on entry.

“Thanks to our successful vaccination program, we are now able to expand non-quarantine travel to fully NHS vaccinated adults and children under the age of 18 and take another step towards fully reopening international travel,” said Grant Shapps, Secretary of British Transportation.

“As we proceed with national unblocking, it is best to get people back to travel, be it for business purposes, to create jobs, to take overdue vacations, or to bring family and friends back together. However, protecting public health remains our priority and we will act quickly if necessary, ”he added.

On behalf of the airlines, Tim Alderslade, CEO of Airlines UK said: “This is a positive step towards the real reopening that the sector was looking for. The summer season begins here, so to speak. “

Those who have not completed the COVID vaccination schedule should continue to quarantine for 10 days and take the test before travel and on the second and eighth days of arrival.

Red List

56 countries are still on the red list, including Latin America and the Caribbean, Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, the Dominican Republic, Colombia, Chile, Uruguay, Venezuela and Panama.

Those who have been there in the ten days prior to their arrival on UK land can only enter if they are citizens or resident aliens and undergo 10 days of quarantine in hotels designated under their responsibility. The rest will be refused entry.

Green list

There are currently only 27 countries in the green category that only need to take one test before travel and a second test on the second day of arrival in England.

The only “green” American countries or territories are Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Grenada, Montserrat, Dominica, and Turks and Caicos Islands UK Government website, all are listed under “Observe” and “Low risk of being bet on yellow”.

The government updates the status of each country every three weeks. The last time was June 30th.