This contingency approach and toolbox of measures will be set out in more detail ' ahead of Easter when reviewing The Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel and Operator Liability) (England) Regulations 2021'.

Acknowledgement that previous global responses that targeted travel from specific countries ' may not always be appropriate given how quickly the virus can spread', and the Govt will therefore ' have in reserve a more agile toolbox tailored depending on the nature and source of the threat', and deployed only in the most extreme circumstances - ' the default will be to first consider whether less stringent measures are appropriate so as to minimise the impact on general travel where possible'.Confirmation that the NHS App will continue to allow individuals access to their vaccination status for international travel, as well as their recovery status for travel to those overseas destinations that recognise it.Announcement that the infrastructure for hotel quarantine will be fully stood down from the end of March, with the Government developing options to increase compliance with home isolation in its place, should quarantine measures need to be reintroduced.Commitment to only implementing new public health measures at the border in extreme circumstances, where it's necessary to protect public health.(we) will go further' - assumed by industry experts to be referring to the removal of the form in it's entirety Confirmation that the simplified Passenger Locator Form has been launched (and more then followed on Twitter from MP Grant Shapps, Secretary of State for Transport, stating that '.The document includes the following mentions of international travel: The Government have now released their publication ' COVID-19 RESPONSE: LIVING WITH COVID-19', confirming how the approach in England will be changing over the next 2-3 months.

Update, 7pm: Some travel information announced, more to come 'before Easter' I heard this from a couple of sources since last night, as well as it now being mentioned by Paul Charles on Twitter, so I'm confident enough to share. We already knew that a new, ' much simplified' version of the Passenger Locator Form was being released ' by the end of February', but the rumblings in the industry over the past 24 hours are that it will now be scrapped completely by mid-April - possibly the 14th.

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