This will make it easier to go on holiday for Easter school vacation.
Grant Shapps, Transport Secretary, said that people will be able to travel “just like in the old days.”
Passenger locator forms ask for travel details, an address in the U.K., and a vaccination status.
This announcement was made as coronavirus infection rates were on the rise in the U.K. (England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland) for the first time since January. In addition, the number of COVID-19-positive hospital patients is on the rise. Scientists believe that many of the infections found in England are a more transmissible variant of the omicron.
Sajid Javid, Health Secretary, stated that “We will continue to monitor and track potential new variants and keep a reserve measure which can be quickly deployed if necessary to keep us safe.”
