Optimism: UK Transport Secretary is "cautiously hopeful" about lifting some restrictions on international travel as a result of the vaccine programme [BBC]

This from the BBC this afternoon. "Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said he was "cautiously hopeful" about being able to lift some restrictions on international travel as a result of the vaccine programme. He said that the checkpoints would look at whether the "science would support" relaxations including people who have received two vaccine doses no longer have to quarantine after returning from certain countries. " Rhe BBC after the jump Covid: 19 July 'looking good' for end of lockdown, says PM https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-57552793