EU is set to agree to allow in British tourists who can prove they ve had Covid jabs dailymail.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from dailymail.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
British tourists were handed face masks, sanitiser and asked to provide full details about their stay in Portugal as they touched down in the country for the start of long-awaited sunshine breaks.
All Brits arriving the country were also warned by officials at Faro airport of the strict rules for wearing face masks in public places, which includes keeping them on while on the beach or they could be hit with hefty £100 fines.
Passengers arriving were asked by immigration officials to produce proof of a negative PCR test and show that they had completed a locator form, with details of where they are staying before being allowed to proceed to the baggage hall.
Bedlam at UK Borders: Passengers are left terrified of catching Covid while crammed into Heathrow immigration queue for more than three hours next to hundreds just landed from India
Heathrow travellers say they were terrified of catching Covid queuing for three hours in the border hall today
Some claim they were left standing next to arrivals from Covid-ravaged India in the three hour long queues
Department of Health statistics show 1,979 new infections in the past 24 hours, down on last Monday