The UK government has set out the details to enable people who have been fully vaccinated with an NHS administered vaccine, plus 14 days, to travel to amber list countries without having to quarantine on their return to England, from Monday 19 July.
The recommendation for people not to travel to amber list countries which Saint Lucia is a part of will also be removed from 19 July.
The changes are to come into effect from Monday 19 July at 4am. Nationals who have been fully vaccinated with an NHS-administered vaccine in the UK and are returning from amber countries will still be required to complete a pre-departure test before arrival into England, alongside a PCR test on or before day 2 after arrival. They will not have to take a day 8 test or self-isolate. Any positive results will be genomically sequenced to continue to manage the risk from importing variants.
Children under the age of 18 will not have to isolate when returning to England. While the recommendation that people should not travel to amber countries is being removed, children aged 4 and under will continue to be exempt from any travel testing. Children aged 5 to 10 will only need to do a day 2Ā PCRĀ and 11 to 18 year olds will need to take both a pre-departure test and a day 2Ā PCRĀ ā as is the case for arrivals fromĀ green listĀ countries.