European Union states have agreed to drop all quarantine requirements for fully vaccinated people who travel within the bloc, as people across the bloc prepare their summer holidays.
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People who have been fully vaccinated at least 14 days before their travel should not have to test for the virus or go into quarantine, according to a recommendation by the bloc's ambassadors.
This comes before the COVID vaccine certificates are set to go live across the bloc on July 1.
This serves as proof - to be mutually recognised in all 27 EU countries - whether a person has been vaccinated, tested for the virus, or recovered from an infection.
The text still needs to be officially adopted, but this is considered a formality. It is non-binding.
Under the same recommendation, also fewer non-vaccinated people would have to quarantine: mainly people coming from an area classified as "dark red," or high-risk, can be asked to self-isolate and take a test on arrival.
All others can essentially test themselves free - either before or after arrival.
To determine the risk of an area, EU countries look at two criteria: the case notification rate, or how many cases per 100,000 inhabitants have been notified over a 14-day period; and the test positive rate, or how many tests come back positive.
A "dark red" zone is defined when the notification rate is 500 or more.
Australian Associated Press
