Ending an 18 month ban which was first introduced by Donald Trump, the Joe Biden Administration  is moving to relax travel restrictions for passengers from the UK and European Union.

Passengers will be allowed to travel to the United Stated if they are fully vaccinated and undergo testing and contact tracing.

Travellers will also need proof of a negative Covid-19 test taken within three days of their flight, White House COVID-19 coordinator Jeff Zients told a press briefing.

He said the new rules will take force from “early November”, but did not confirm the exact date.

It will be the first time since March 2020 that people will be allowed to travel from the UK to the US after former president Donald Trump imposed a ban on arrivals from Europe in a bid to stop the spread of coronavirus.