UK scraps tests for fully vaccinated travellers from February 11

TBM Staff - Mumbai Thursday, 27 January 2022, 3:46 PM

Britain announced that it will scrap COVID-19 test requirements for fully vaccinated travellers entering England from next month. UK Transport Secretary Grant Shapps made a statement in the House of Commons outlining the COVID travel update, confirming that from 4am local time on February 11 Continue Reading

UK bans flights from South Africa after detection of new Covid-19 variant

TBM Staff - Mumbai Saturday, 27 November 2021, 9:21 AM

South Africa said on November 26 a British ban on flights from South Africa because of the detection of a new Covid-19 variant “seems to have been rushed” as even the World Health Organization (WHO) was yet to advise on the next steps. Scientists have so far only detected the B.1.1.529 variant in relatively small […]Continue Reading

UK may scrap hotel quarantine for some

TBM Staff - Mumbai Monday, 4 October 2021, 1:21 PM

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will open up more countries for hotel quarantine-free travel later this week, The Sunday Telegraph reported, saying that the UK’s “red list” of destinations would be slashed to nine from 54. Fully vaccinated arrivals from countries including South Africa, Brazil, Mexico and Indonesia will no longer have to quarantine Continue Reading

UK approves Covishield after India’s protest; confusion remains on the status of Indian travellers

TBM Staff - Mumbai Thursday, 23 September 2021, 10:30 AM

The UK has updated its travel guidelines by including Serum Institute’s Covishield, a version of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine, in the list of authorised jabs after India warned of reciprocal action if it didn’t revoke its ‘discriminatory policy.’ Yet, this may not immediately result in the relaxation of Covid-related restrictions for travellers from India as the […]Continue Reading

UK reduces Covid-19 tests’ cost for global travellers, including from India

TBM Staff - Mumbai Monday, 16 August 2021, 4:30 PM

The UK on August 14 reduced the cost of COVID-19 tests for international travellers from Amber list countries like India from 88 pounds to 68 pounds (USD 122 to USD 94), after many representations over the high charges of the mandatory testing. Passengers returning from Green list countries or Amber list destinations like India, if […]Continue Reading

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New Zealand rejects UK-style ‘live with Covid’ reopening policy

TBM Staff - Mumbai Friday, 9 July 2021, 11:15 AM

New Zealand has dismissed suggestions it should follow in Britain’s footsteps to “live with” Covid-19, saying the level of death proposed by Boris Johnson would be “unacceptable”, reports The Guardian. If cases in Britain explode as a result of the lifted regulations, New Zealand may also consider putting the country on a no-fly list. On […]Continue Reading