英国的最后一项共同旅行规则将在本周结束
byDaniel McCarthy/
The United Kingdom will officially wind down the rest of its COVID-19-era travel rules starting a 4 a.m. on March 18.
Starting then, all international travelers, whether they are vaccinated or not, will be able to enter the U.K. without providing proof of a negative COVID-19 test or completing a passenger locator form.
Secretary of State for Transport Ron Shapps confirmed the news on Monday, writing in a message that “these changes are possible due to our vaccine rollout and mean greater freedom in time for Easter.”
Travelers will still have to deal with tests coming back into their home countries, but no longer will they have to test in order to arrive in the U.K.
Previously in the pandemic, the U.K. required unvaccinated travelers to test prior to travel and then post-arrival in the U.K., while vaccinated travelers were allowed to travel test-free since late January. All travelers were also required to complete their passenger locator form.
自从大流行开始以来,测试要求就一直存在,它被视为使消费者再次旅行并将该行业恢复流行前水平的主要障碍之一。
在美国和加拿大与其他行业团体合作,敦促白宫今年早些时候朝着更正常的旅行前进. Despite that push, there has been no movement in the U.S. as of yet, including on the face mask requirement,which was just extended into April.
In the U.K., those face mask requirements are also changing.
Airports in the U.K are gearing up to drop face mask requirements this week, including Heathrow Airport, which said on Monday that it will still recommend people wear masks, but will no longer require them “as society learns to live with COVID longer term.”
Major U.K. carriers, including British Airways, also said they would drop their face mask requirements onboard, but only on flights from destinations that are also dropping the requirements, meaning U.S. and Canadian travelers will still be required to wear face masks in flight for the time being.
根据政府的数据,超过85%的英国12岁及以上的人口已接受两剂的共同疫苗。接近92%的人已经收到了第一个剂量,而67%的人受到了增强。
相比之下,根据疾病控制和预防中心的说法,美国的率是65%的完全疫苗接种,77%的剂量至少为一剂,而29%的剂量增加了。根据加拿大政府的数据,在加拿大,人口中有80%以上的疫苗接种量,近85%的人口至少接受了一剂剂量,而增强了46%以上的剂量。
自1月份达到27.5万以来,英国的每日活跃案件已经下降 - 3月14日记录了47,000例案件,这比2月下旬的低点增加了27,000。