Guidance published for people who work in or run hotels or other guest accommodation

The Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy has published updated guidance to remove the remaining Plan B measures on face coverings and COVID-19 status checks.

What's new

• People are no longer legally required to wear face coverings. However, people are still advised to wear them in crowded and enclosed spaces where they may come into contact with people they do not normally meet. Read more about face coverings.
• Venues and events are no longer required by law to check the COVID-19 status of their customers. You can still choose to use the NHS COVID Pass on a voluntary basis. Read more about COVID-19 status checks.

The rules on international travel will change from 11 February. This guidance will be updated shortly to reflect the following changes:

• People who are fully vaccinated will not be required to take any COVID-19 tests before or after they travel to England.
• People who do not qualify as fully vaccinated will have to take a pre-departure test and a test on or before day 2 after their arrival, but are no longer required to take a test on day 8. They are no longer required to self-isolate when they arrive, unless their test is positive.

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• Priority actions
• Introduction
• Risk assessments
• Managing your workforce
• Reducing risk to customers
• Managing your facility