Citizens who have taken both the jabs of COVID-19 vaccine can travel from U.K. to Germany, without undergoing 14 days quarantine on arrival
The German Chancellor – Angela Merkel today, i.e., Friday, July 2, 2021 said that citizens who have taken both the jabs of Coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine can travel from United Kingdom (U.K.) to Germany, without undergoing 14 days quarantine on arrival.
Her remarks came after her meeting with the Prime Minister of U.K. – Boris Johnson. She is on her last visit to U.K. as the German Chancellor. She is due to step down later this year. She also said that her country is continuously reviewing its travel restrictions.
Welcoming the German Chancellor at Chequers, the Prime Minister’s Buckinghamshire residence, Johnson tweeted, “Welcome to Checkers, Chancellor!” Original tweet in German:
Herzlich Willkommen in Chequers, Frau Bundeskanzlerin!
— Boris Johnson (@BorisJohnson) July 2, 2021
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Prior to this, he had tweeted,
I’m looking forward to meeting Angela Merkel later today.
— Boris Johnson (@BorisJohnson) July 2, 2021
The UK and Germany have a steadfast friendship, and over the last 16 years of her tenure as Chancellor it has been re-energised and re-invigorated for a new era.
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Addressing the media after a meeting with Johnson, Merkel said that Germany had adopted restrictions in response to the Delta variant, which she said was now spreading very rapidly in her country. Johnson also said that progress has been made in easing the travel restrictions.
She told media, “But as you know we are reviewing continuously our travel restrictions and we think that in the foreseeable future those who have received double jabs will then, according to our classification – and now Britain obviously is a high incidence area – will be able to travel again without having to go into quarantine.”
She further added, “At the beginning we didn’t have much experience with this variant but we’re dealing with it. And that is a continuous learning process… we have to adjust time and again to the most recent developments.”
Johnson said, “The U.K. and Germany have a steadfast friendship and a shared outlook on many issues. Our scientists, innovators and industrialists work together every day to make the world a better place.”
He also said, “Over the 16 years of Chancellor Merkel’s tenure, the UK-Germany relationship has been re-energised and reinvigorated for a new era. And the new joint ventures we will agree today [Friday] will leave a legacy that will last for generations.”
Besides, Merkel and Johnson will also be discussing the trade and post-Brexit relations. She will also meet the Queen at Windsor Castle and address a meeting of the U.K. Cabinet. She would be the first foreign leader to do so since United states (U.S.) President – Bill Clinton in 1997, although this would be a virtual address.
Johnson is also expected to the creation of an annual £10,000 award for a U.K. or Germany-based female scientist who has excelled in the field of astrophysics.
