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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Miles Brignall

Covid tests: travellers from England and Scotland face new rules

A passenger walks past a sign for the Covid testing centre in the arrival hall of terminal 5 at London's Heathrow airport after arriving into the UK
The Covid testing rules for international travel are changing in England and Scotland, and Wales and Northern Ireland are expected to follow. Photograph: Kirsty O’Connor/PA

International travel will receive its biggest boost in two years when the government scraps the need to be Covid tested before and after you arrive back home in England or Scotland – provided you are fully vaccinated or under 18.

The rule change, which comes just in time for the half-term break, applies to anyone arriving after 4am on Friday 11 February. Wales and Northern Ireland are yet to change their testing rules, although they are expected to follow.

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