Britain recognized Covishield but India was still excluded from the list of 17 'recognized' countries

- Indians also have to abide by the rules for unvaccinated tourists

- We don't mind Kovishield but we don't trust the certificate that is given in India

LONDON: The British government on Wednesday issued a renewed international travel advisory to include Covishield and AstraZeneca among the vaccines approved for their country, meaning Indians visiting the UK will be valid if they have been vaccinated with Covishieldenov but not at the UK airport. The old rule was still in place, meaning that even if Indians had received both doses of the Covishield vaccine, they would still have to abide by the quarantine rule for 10 days.

The British government approved the Covishield vaccine taken by Indians but still excluded India from the list of 12 countries with valid vaccinations so that all Indians visiting the UK would have to take both doses of the vaccine but would have to abide by all the rules applicable to unvaccinated travelers. .

British officials, meanwhile, made it clear that they had no objection to the Covishield vaccine but did not trust the vaccine certificate issued in India, although Indian and British officials began deliberations on how to resolve the issue unanimously. And we hope that this issue will be resolved soon.

Referring to the latest guidelines issued by the British government, which will come into force on October 6, British officials said London had no objections to Covishield but objected to the certification in India. A spokesman for the British High Commission said Britain was keen and eager to reopen international air travel, and that the government's announcement would be the first step towards allowing people to travel more freely and safely.

The Travel Advisory, which comes into force on October 3, is very confusing for Indians, saying only that the vaccines approved by the British government include AstraZeneca, Covishield, AstraZeneca Vaccizavaria and Moderna's Takeda vaccines.

UK officials had given a clear signal that Indians visiting Britain would have to abide by all the rules applicable to unvaccinated travelers, meaning that Indians would be required to quarantine themselves for 10 days after arrival in England.