The Government of the United Kingdom has announced that as of October 4, there will be no more amber countries on its coronavirus risk map, so those arriving in British territory from countries such as Spain will no longer have to present a negative COVID-19 test if they have completed the vaccination schedule.
The Minister of Transport, Grant Shapps, announced this Friday that a "simpler" system will be applied for travelers, so that they will not have to prove that they are not carriers of the virus to enter the United Kingdom, as the British authorities had already indicated.
This change will come into effect on October 4, with a view to modifying the post-arrival protocols "later" as well, so that the mandatory PCR at two days can be replaced by a lateral flow antigen test, "cheaper".
The current epidemiological traffic light that divides countries into three colors will disappear to opt for "a single red list." Thus, the areas that do not fall within this section - "the rest of the world" in Shapps' words - will benefit from the same conditions for travel.
The British authorities have also agreed to remove eight countries from the maximum risk group from next Tuesday, including Turkey, Pakistan and the Maldives, according to the minister. For the countries identified in red, the United Kingdom has established a system of quarantines and tests that exceeds 2,200 pounds (almost 2,700 euros per person).
