“From 4am on Wednesday December 15, all 11 countries will be removed from England’s travel list,” Shapps revealed in a statement posted on Twitter.
He added that all current Covid testing measures for travelers arriving into the country would remain in place and be reviewed “in the first week of January.”
The announcement came amid growing indications that Omicron – the new Covid-19 variant that has prompted recent travel bans and restrictions – is milder than earlier strains.
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