Travel quarantine rules relaxed for top sports events in England

MANCHESTER: Participants in major upcoming sports events in England will be exempt from travel quarantine rules, Britain's Culture Secretary has said.

Yet Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden said new rules will allow exemptions for people involved in sport as well as film and television production.

"Sporting authorities, event organisers and the screen industry will need to follow Government covid secure guidance and put in place stringent protocols to ensure that they have a minimal impact on public health," the Department of Culture, Media and Sport said in a statement.

The steps will help events such as the British Grand Prix at Silverstone, with the track staging two Formula One races this year on Aug. 2 and 9.