The British government will scrap the pre-departure test for travellers returning to England and will lift the requirement to self-isolate on arrival until they receive a negative test, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced. Addressing the House of Commons on Jan. 5, Johnson said the pre-departure test will no longer be needed in England from 4 a.m. on Jan. 7. The government will also be lifting the requirement to self-isolate on arrival until a negative PCR test result is received, returning to the previous system where those arriving in England will need to take a lateral flow test no later than the end of day two, and if positive, a further PCR test. Johnson said the government has taken a “balanced approach,” which means “where specific measures are no longer serving their purpose, they will be dropped.” He said travel restrictions were “rightly introduced” when the Omicron variant of the …