Fully-vaccinated US and EU travellers ‘to be allowed into England without quarantine’

England is expected to open its borders to allow US and EU travellers who are fully vaccinated against Covid to enter without the need to quarantine, according to reports.

The plans are expected to be discussed by ministers on 28 July, The Guardian and The Times reported.

Since July 19, people arriving in the UK from amber list locations, such as the US, needed both doses of a vaccine in the UK to avoid the requirement to self-isolate for 10 days.

Virgin Atlantic boss, Shai Weiss, warned that continuing the UK’s “overly cautious approach” towards international travel will harm the economic recovery from the virus crisis and put half a million jobs at risk.

Conversations are expected between Whitehall officials and the devolved administrations on whether the change would apply to England only, or all four nations of the UK.

The changes are expected as soon as next week, while countries outside the EU and US could be allowed inbound quarantine-free travel at a later date.