New rules on COVID-19 testing for people travelling abroad
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**With the February half-term school holidays just around the corner and families potentially travelling abroad, it’s worth knowing that from today (Friday 11 February), you [no longer need to take a COVID-19 test either before or after you arrive back in the UK, if you’re fully vaccinated. ](https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fcoronavirus&data=04%7C01%7Cmike.bomford%40devon.gov.uk%7Ceb2b763a3d2447f39d6608d9ed79f839%7C8da13783cb68443fbb4b997f77fd5bfb%7C0%7C0%7C637801930391420933%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=EMHqMGE64%2FtmstxQcbsEPSpCWhQg6P92tTwl6OFLUpk%3D&reserved=0)**

If you’re not fully vaccinated, you’ll need to take a pre-departure test, and after you’ve arrived, take a PCR test on or before day two, and self-isolate if the result is positive.

Make sure you [check the entry requirements](https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fdevonccg.newsweaver.com%2F141rxqkj2a%2F1bnrdxi6zmv1fhf6priejv%2Fexternal%3Femail%3Dtrue%26a%3D5%26p%3D9082924%26t%3D1692635&data=04%7C01%7Cmike.bomford%40devon.gov.uk%7Ceb2b763a3d2447f39d6608d9ed79f839%7C8da13783cb68443fbb4b997f77fd5bfb%7C0%7C0%7C637801930391420933%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=cV2gIZV1euyAC9LizXQcFPjMddW42N6WELs7AZyoYH8%3D&reserved=0) of the country you are visiting as requirements for testing and vaccination can vary from country to country.

Find out more about travel abroad from England during coronavirus [on the government website.](https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fguidance%2Ftravel-abroad-from-england-during-coronavirus-covid-19&data=04%7C01%7Cmike.bomford%40devon.gov.uk%7Ceb2b763a3d2447f39d6608d9ed79f839%7C8da13783cb68443fbb4b997f77fd5bfb%7C0%7C0%7C637801930391420933%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=X1b22Gxov6m1vFaG0FVush7UnQV%2FcgpR1Ncejq8tUJY%3D&reserved=0)