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People stand in the International Arrivals area at Heathrow Airport in London on Jan. 26. The British government said that starting Monday, fully vaccinated travelers from the United States and much of Europe will be able to enter England without the need for quarantining. Matt Dunham/AP hide caption
England And Scotland End Their Coronavirus Quarantine For Vaccinated U.S. Travelers

July 28, 2021 • Fully vaccinated people from the United States and much of Europe will be able to enter England and Scotland without quarantining — a move welcomed by Britain's ailing travel industry.

Britain's Tom Dean celebrates winning gold in the men's 200-meter freestyle swimming event at the Tokyo Olympics on Tuesday. Odd Andersen/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
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An Olympic Swimmer Who Battled COVID-19 Twice Is Now A Gold Medalist

July 28, 2021 • Great Britain's Tom Dean was diagnosed with COVID for a second time just a few months ahead of the Olympic trials. Now he has two gold medals in Tokyo.

July 28, 2021 • The city surpassed a record that had been set a day earlier, notching more than 3,000 new cases on Tuesday. For the first time in four days, no Olympic athletes tested positive for the coronavirus.