Covid travel restrictions for England to be dropped despite rise in cases

Remaining rules including mandatory passenger locator forms and tests for unvaccinated arrivals will end on Friday

All remaining Covid travel restrictions are to be dropped in England from later this week, government sources have said, despite a concerning rise in cases and hospitalisations.

Ministers approved the scrapping of passenger locator forms and the requirement for all unvaccinated arrivals to get tested, with the changes expected to come into force from 4am on Friday.