Germany lifts travel ban on passengers from UK

Germany has lifted its travel ban on passengers arriving from the UK, paving the way for summer holidays to the country for those who have been double vaccinated. Britain would be removed from the country's highest risk category of "virus variant area" from Wednesday, Germany's national disease control centre, the Robert Koch Institute, announced on Monday. The travel ban was introduced on May 23 amid concern over the prevalence of the delta variant, preventing non-German nationals travelling to Germany from Britain. The UK will now move into the second-highest category of "high-incidence area", meaning arrivals can avoid quarantine if they can prove that they are fully vaccinated or have recovered from Covid-19. Those who have not received both vaccinations can cut short a mandatory 10-day quarantine by testing negative after five days.<br/>