Fully vaccinated travelers from the US and the EU will soon be able to enter England without quarantine

• The UK on Wednesday said that England would soon lift its quarantine rules for non-UK residents.
• The rules are set to ease for fully vaccinated people from the US and the EU starting Monday.
• They currently have to isolate for up to 10 days upon arrival.

England is changing its coronavirus rules to allow fully vaccinated travelers from the US and the European Union to enter without quarantining.

The change is scheduled to take effect at 4 a.m. local time on Monday, the UK Department for Transport said in a Wednesday statement.

The new rule applies to fully vaccinated people inoculated with a vaccine approved by the US Food and Drug Administration, the European Medicines Agency, or the Swiss vaccination program, the department said.

Those people will still need to take a COVID-19 test before arrival and a PCR test on or before the second day of their arrival, the department said.

UK government ministers made the decision at a Wednesday-morning meeting. HuffPost first reported on the change.

It's unclear whether Scotland, Wales, or Northern Ireland plan to adopt the same policy.

Currently, non-UK residents traveling from what England calls "amber list" countries - including the US and most of Europe - must self-isolate for up to 10 days and take coronavirus tests, even if they are fully vaccinated.

The rules would change again for any country put on England's "red list" of countries.

UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab had confirmed on Wednesday morning that ministers were considering the changes.

"We do know that the double vaccination hasn't just protected us domestically - it's also opened up possibilities for us to look again at international travel," he told Sky News.

"I know whether it's businesses or individuals who want to go on holiday, that will be an important step."

Fully vaccinated British residents coming from amber-list countries already had the quarantine requirement dropped earlier this month, though the restriction was quickly reimposed on France.