Germany signals quarantine relaxations after meeting UK PM Johnson

FILE PHOTO: German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrives to a news conference following a virtual Global Health Summit, at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, May 21, 2021. Michael Sohn/Pool via REUTERS

LONDON (Reuters) -German Chancellor Angela Merkel signalled a relaxation of quarantine rules for fully-vaccinated Britons on Friday following a meeting with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson aimed at shoring up post-Brexit relations.

COVID-19 travel restrictions were high on the agenda of what is due to be Merkel's last trip to Britain as chancellor as cases of the highly transmissible Delta variant surge in the country.