No More Covid-19 Tests for Entering into UK

It has been announced that foreign visitors arriving in England or Scotland would no longer be needed to do Covid tests provided they are fully vaccinated. The changes will go into effect on February 11 at 4 a.m., just in time for the half-term holiday. As a result, fully vaccinated international students will not require any Covid-19 tests to enter the UK.
Wales and Northern Ireland have yet to indicate whether or not they would change their testing policies, but it is probable that they will.
In a statement to the House of Commons, Mr Shapps said that the decision will save families around £100 on international trips while also assisting the struggling tourism industry.

“Today, I can confirm that our international travel regime will be liberalized as part of our efforts to ensure that 2022 is the year when limitations on travel, lockdowns, and restraints on people’s life are firmly placed in the past,”

“Eligible fully-vaccinated travelers arriving in the UK will no longer be required to complete a post-arrival lateral flow test beginning at 4 a.m. on February 11, just in time for the half-term holiday.”

“This means that after months of pre-departure testing, post-arrival testing, self-isolation, and added expense, fully vaccinated people will now only have to verify their status via a passenger locator form when they come to the UK.”

The restrictions are "extremely welcome," according to Scottish Transport Secretary Michael Matheson, for the tourism and aviation industries.
However, he claimed that detecting mutations would necessitate "extra surveillance" across all UK nations.
The travel and tourist industry, which has been particularly hard hit by coronavirus lockdown measures, praised the efforts.

“The removal of all testing for vaccinated passengers is the final step in moving towards frictionless flight travel, allowing travelers to reconnect with loved ones and work colleagues”

stated Virgin Atlantic.
“It restores client confidence and increases demand at a vital booking period for the travel sector.”

Travelers under the age of 18 and fully vaccinated passengers who have taken two doses (or one dose of the Janssen vaccine) no longer require a pre-departure test two days prior to travel to the UK.

Within 48 hours of arrival, everyone aged five and up – or 11 and up in Scotland – must pass a lateral flow test (LFT) or a more expensive PCR test. They must self-isolate and undertake an NHS PCR test to confirm the result if the LFT is positive.
Vaccinated travellers must fill up and submit an online passenger location form 48 hours before arrival, even if they are only passing through the UK.
Arrivals who have not been fully vaccinated, on the other hand, must undergo a pre-departure test as well as two post-arrival PCR tests, which are more costly than the lateral flow version.