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DONALD WOOD | TravelPulse.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Travel  #COVID-19 The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom announced fully vaccinated international travelers will no longer be required to take a coronavirus test upon arrival. The new rule will begin on February 11, 2022. According to BBC.com, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the decline in Omicron cases and success doctors had against the latest highly contagious COVID-19 strain would result in the country’s economy reopening. “And although we have to be cautious, we are now moving through the Omicron wave, and you can see the figures are starting to get…

LAURIE BARATTI | TravelPulse.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Travel  #COVID-19 Starting December 7, the United Kingdom (U.K.) will further tighten its entry requirements for inbound foreign travelers, including those coming from non-red-listed countries, such as the United States. The policy alterations are being made in an effort to slow the importation of the Omicron variant, of which 134 cases have already been detected in the U.K. From Tuesday, all international travelers aged 12 and over, regardless of vaccination status, will need to provide proof of a negative pre-departure test—either PCR or lateral flow (LFD)—taken no more than 48 hours prior to their…