Cyprus to welcome back vaccinated British holidaymakers from May 1st

British tourists who have received their Covid vaccine could be holidaying in Cyprus this summer.

The Mediterranean country, a popular destination for tourists from the UK, has said it will open its borders to British people who have been vaccinated.

However, this date clashes with the UK ban on foreign travel imposed by the government, with restrictions still in place at the start of May.

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The Cypriot government announced that anyone who had received both their vaccinations could travel with no restrictions on their side from May 1st.

According to Cyprus’s deputy tourism minister, Savvas Perdios, the island will let tourists from the UK who’ve had vaccines which are approved by the European Medicines Agency visit – with no quarantine or a negative test required.

The minister added that anyone travelling to the country will need to have had their second dose of the vaccine at least seven days before travel.

So far nearly a million people have received both doses of a Covid-19 vaccine in the UK.

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The issue for any British holidaymakers wanting to travel to Cyprus is that leisure travel to foreign countries is banned until May 17th at the very earliest.

The May 17th date is also dependent on several factors, including the emergence of new Covid variants and the progress of the vaccine programme.

Holidays in the UK are set to begin earlier, with plans to let people stay in self-contained accommodation, like holiday lets, from April 12th at the earliest.

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