Passengers wearing face masks arrive at London’s Heathrow Airport in June.
“From 4am on Sat 5th Dec high-value business travellers will no longer need to self-isolate when returning to ENGLAND from a country NOT in a travel corridor, allowing more travel to support the economy and jobs. Conditions apply,” Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said on Twitter. In a more detailed statement, the Department for Transport said that the high-value business exemption would apply to people undertaking specific business activity which would deliver a significant benefit to the UK economy.People will only be exempt when undertaking the specific business activity and will only be able to meet with others as required by that specific activity.