COVID-19: Boris Johnson says there is a “real opportunity” to “open” travel for those with two jabs | Politics News

Boris Johnson has indicated that an easing of travel rules for those who have received two doses of a coronavirus vaccine is on the horizon.

The Prime Minister said there was a “real opportunity” to “open up travel with the double jab”.

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“We have more than 60% of our [adult] population that has now had two jabs, 83% have had a jab, ”he said.

“We’re really doing it now. The crucial thing is to show up and get your second jab.

“I’m not going to pretend this summer for travel purposes will be like any summer.

“I don’t want to cover things up, but like I said the other day, it will be different.”

Mr Johnson’s comments precede the government’s latest update to the government’s traffic light system on travel restrictions.

Malta and the Balearic Islands – which include Ibiza, Mallorca, Menorca and Formentera – vsshould be added to the green list without quarantine today, sources suggested.

There have been calls from vacationers and travel agencies for more countries to be removed from the Amber List, along with self-isolation rules for those who have been fully vaccinated.

Health Secretary Matt Hancock told Sky News on Tuesday that non-quarantine travel to Orange List countries for people who have had two injections is “absolutely something” the government is “working on.”

“It hasn’t been clinically advised yet, we’re working on it,” Hancock said of the move, which would see the current 10-day isolation replaced with daily COVID testing.

“When I am able to say something, we will,” he continued.

“But it’s absolutely something we’re working on and it’s something I want to see.”

Reports in recent days have suggested the change could take effect in August.