UK TRAVELLERS ADVISORY Wednesday 5th January 2022
Pre-departure testing will no longer be required for travelers returning to the UK and arrivals will not have to isolate until they get a negative PCR test.
Boris Johnson told the House of Commons the pre-departure measure, introduced a month ago in reaction to the Omicron variant, will be removed as now Omicron is so prevalent the measure is "having limited impact". From 4am on Friday, people returning to the UK will not have to take pre-departure tests, the PM saidPre-departure testing will no longer be required for travelers returning to the UK and arrivals will not have to isolate until they get a negative PCR test.
He also announced that people arriving in England will no longer have to isolate until they get a negative PCR test, but will instead have to take a lateral flow test at the end of day two after arriving.If that is positive they will then have to take a confirmatory PCR test to help identify any new variants.
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