British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to announce that the borders of England will open to fully vaccinated tourists from the European Union and the United States. British ministers urged the prime minister to do so, writes the newspaper.

According to a government official who spoke to the newspaper, the measure could come into force as early as next week. Yesterday, Heathrow Airport had called on the government to reopen the country to vaccinated travellers from the EU and the United States from the end of this month.