people According to the plan announced on Thursday, people who have received two doses of the coronavirus vaccine will be able to enjoy quarantine-free travel to destinations on the Amber List.
In the statement of the House of Commons, the Minister of Transport Grant Sharps Will explain the terms that vacationers come from United Kingdom People who are fully vaccinated will no longer need to self-quarantine for 10 days after returning.
This move will have a huge boost to the tourism industry, and the tourism industry urgently demands that restrictions be relaxed from July 19, when England will cancel the lock-in control.
Ministers are expected to sign the final measures-including the exact time, at the Cabinet Covid-O Committee meeting before Mr. Shaps’ statement.
The move was appealed by more than 120 scientists and medical staff government Stop the plan to lift the blockade, describing it as a “dangerous and unethical experiment.”
In a letter to The Lancet, they warned that if it continues, millions of people will be infected, and in the long-term Covid, hundreds of thousands will be chronically ill and disabled.
The signatories include Dr. Chaand Nagpaul, Chairman of the Council of the British Medical Association, and Sir David King, the former Chief Scientific Adviser of the Government.
The letter said: “This strategy may result in a generation of chronic health problems and disabilities, and the personal and economic impact may be felt in the coming decades.”
“Allowing continued transmission in the summer will create a source of infection, which may accelerate the spread when schools and universities reopen in the fall.
“We believe that the government is starting a dangerous and unethical experiment, and we call on the government to suspend plans to abandon mitigation measures on July 19, 2021.”
On Wednesday, there were 32,548 laboratory-confirmed Covid-19 cases in the UK, the highest daily reported total since January 23, and 33 more deaths.
According to the latest data from the NHS in the United Kingdom, as of 8 am on Wednesday, the number of Covid-19 patients hospitalized in England was 2,144, an increase of 43% from a week ago and the highest number since April 10.
According to reports, a total of 416 Covid-19 patients were admitted to the hospital in England on Monday, an increase of 70% from a week ago and the highest number since March 15.
In the House of Commons on Wednesday, the Prime Minister Boris Johnson It is claimed that the successful launch of the vaccine “severed” the link between infection and serious illness and death.
After Sir Patrick Valance, the government’s chief scientific adviser, previously stated that the vaccine had weakened but did not interrupt contact, his comments were criticized by some scientists.
Prior to Mr. Shaps’s statement, the Prime Minister later addressed members of Congress and praised the vaccine program as a “great liberator” for foreign travel.
The decision to relax quarantine requirements for countries on the Amber List may open major tourist destinations such as France, Greece, Italy and mainland Spain to British holidaymakers-although some may impose restrictions on visitors from the UK.
The tourism industry, which has been hit hard by the pandemic, has been frustrated because the government did not act more quickly to loosen controls after the vaccine was introduced.
Johan Lundgren, owner of EasyJet, said: “For a long time, the British have not been sure when they can enjoy the same freedom of travel as Europeans. Despite the great success of our vaccination program, it has now been successfully vaccinated everywhere. Vaccines. Two-thirds of British adults.”
Paul Charles, CEO of The PC Agency, a travel consultancy, advised consumers to “lock in deals” before prices increase because “the government may announce a vaccine bonus for fully vaccinated people from July 19 “.
At the same time, former Prime Minister Tony Blair called on the World Health Organization to intervene to develop a set of common standards for travel of vaccines, tests and travel documents.
“The global confusion about travel requires a global solution,” he said.