Hauliers Face New COVID Rules in England as Heathrow Seeks Holiday Easing

A military officer checks documents as a lorry driver waits to enter the Port of Dover in preparation for crossing the channel to France, following the CCP virus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Dover, Britain, on Dec. 31, 2020. Toby Melville/Reuters

LONDON—Certain lorry drivers arriving in England will need to take COVID-19 tests in a bid to tackle the spread of any future variants, the government said on Sunday as Heathrow Airport lobbied for the easing of an overseas holiday ban from mid-May.

From April 6, Hauliers arriving from outside Britain and Ireland for more than two days will need to take a test within 48 hours and one every 72 hours thereafter as part of the new rules.