UK to allow fully vaccinated eligible travellers from Sri Lanka from Nov.
Eligible travellers from Sri Lanka with appropriate proof of
vaccination will qualify under the fully vaccinated rules for travel to the UK
with effect from November 01 (Monday), says the British High Commission in
Colombo.
In order to be treated as fully vaccinated, the travellers
must be able to prove that they have been fully vaccinated at least 14 days
before arrival, with a vaccine recognised by the UK: Oxford/AstraZeneca, Pfizer
BioNTech, Moderna, and Janssen, a press release issued by the high commission
read. Formulations of these vaccines, such as AstraZeneca Covishield,
AstraZeneca Vaxzevria and Moderna Takeda, also qualify as approved vaccines. Travellers
must also be able to provide a vaccination certificate from a national or
state-level public health body which includes minimum data fields including
their date of birth.
Before travelling to the UK, fully vaccinated travellers
must complete a passenger locator form to be completed in the 48 hours before
arrival, and book and pay for a COVID-19 test to be taken before the end of day
2.
Those who do not meet ‘fully vaccinated’ rules will need to
follow guidelines set out on: Travel to England from another country during
coronavirus (COVID-19) - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk). This includes quarantining at
home or in the place they are staying for 10 full days on arrival.
A spokesperson from the British High Commission in Colombo
said: “This is great news for passengers, businesses and the travel sector, and
a step in the right direction for international travel. The extension of
vaccine certification is a further step to enable people to travel more freely
again, in a safe and sustainable way, while protecting public health.”
No comments