UK says businesses can seek vaccination proof from customers
A security guard holds a sign at Blackburn Cathedral, which is being used as a mass vaccination center
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. Updated: 16 Feb 2021, 03:06 PM IST Bloomberg
Prime Minister Boris Johnson is due to set out a road map on Feb. 22 for easing the country’s coronavirus restrictions, with more than 15 million people in the UK having now received a first vaccine dose
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Vaccine Minister Nadhim Zahawi said that while the UK has no plan to roll out vaccine passports for domestic use, companies can choose to demand proof of inoculation from customers as the economy opens up.
UK Travel Restrictions: Non-residents are currently not part of essential-only travel rules
London:
The UK s tougher new travel rules to contain the spread of COVID-19 variants came into effect from Monday, involving compulsory hotel quarantines for anyone returning to England from one of the 33 high-risk red list countries.
Those arriving will have to pre-book and pay 1,750 pounds to spend 10 days quarantining in government-sanctioned hotels, covering the cost of the hotel, transport and two separate tests post-arrival.
Extremely serious breaches of the new norms could result in a 10-year jail term and fines of up to 10,000 pounds.
Those who have not visited a red list country, such as India, must still quarantine for 10 days at home and complete two mandatory COVID-19 tests on the second and eighth day after arriving.