LONDON — Vaccinated travelers can now enter Britain without taking any coronavirus tests.
Starting Friday, British residents and visitors who have had at least two doses of a coronavirus vaccine now only need to fill out a passenger locator form before traveling to the U.K.
Unvaccinated people still have to take tests both before and after arriving but no longer need to self-isolate until they get a negative result.
Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said the move sends “a clear message that we are open for business.”
Airlines and other travel firms hailed the change as a lifeline after two years of severely constricted travel.
But some scientists worry that Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government is moving too quickly to lift all restrictions.
