Starting from Saturday, the Council of the EU asked the EU member states to gradually lift the travel restrictions for residents of Australia, Canada, Georgia, Japan, New Zealand, Rwanda, South Korea, Thailand, Tunisia, and Uruguay. It also recommended that residents of China be allowed to travel to the EU, subject to confirmation of reciprocity.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Saturday ordered a public relations campaign to ensure schools reopen on time in September.

Schools in Britain closed in March during a national lockdown, except for the children of key workers, and reopened in June for a small number of pupils. The government wants all pupils to return to school by early September, with Johnson calling this a national priority.