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The minister said that passengers who do not qualify as fully vaccinated will no longer be required to do a day eight test after arrival, or self-isolate.
Instead of the pre-departure test, people can take a cheaper lateral flow test on day two of their entry into the UK.
The UK government has repeatedly said it wants a deal that slashes barriers for doing business with India.
The 11 countries which will be removed are Angola, Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
Any contacts of a suspected Omicron case are already required to self-isolate for 10 days, including those who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
Omicron cases have also been reported from the States of Washington, New Jersey, Georgia and Massachusetts.
Four chartered flights will fly to Goa every week from the UK starting December, two each from Gatwick and Manchester Airports.
The UK recently refused to recognise India's COVID-19 vaccination certificates and imposed a 10-day hard quarantine on travellers from the country even if they were fully vaccinated.
The project titled MeHELP (Mental Health Literacy Project) has now come to a closure and is all set for the final dissemination conference to be held as a virtual meet from October 20 to 27.
The UK announced that Indians, fully vaccinated with Covishield vaccine, will no longer require to undergo quarantine on their arrival in Britain from October 11.
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