The UK says the travel red list it imposed on certain countries is set to be scrapped as soon as this week.
This decision comes barely 48 hours after the Nigerian government vowed to impose similar sanctions on the UK, Canada and Saudi Arabia.
The emergence of Omicron forced thousands of travellers into hotel quarantine at a cost of £2,285 per person for ten days.
But just a fortnight after the list was introduced, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps is said to have convinced colleagues it should be replaced with testing for the fully vaccinated.
The move is expected to be approved this week, the Mail on Sunday reported.
Data suggests that with Omicron spreading rapidly worldwide, there will be limited differences in countries’ infection rates.
The return of the red list was met with fury from officials in affected African countries, while travellers complained of six-hour journeys to their hotel and ‘grim’ food.
At Wednesday’s Covid briefing, Prime Minister Boris Johnson promised to re-examine the red list policy amid claims it was unfair and ineffective.
