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Sep 6, 2021, 7 tweets

We've published findings from our International Passenger Survey to understand attitudes towards #COVID19 among passengers arriving into the UK between Feb and July 2021 ow.ly/gtxu50G4JrD

Most UK residents arriving in the UK found following overseas #COVID19 restrictions either difficult, or very difficult (84% in July 2021).

Conversely most overseas residents said they understood UK COVID-19 restrictions either quite well, or very well ow.ly/Yyga50G4Jt9

Despite understanding UK #COVID19 restrictions quite well or very well, most overseas residents said they were either not at all confident, or not very confident in accessing information about UK COVID-19 restrictions (between Feb and July 2021) ow.ly/loVg50G4Jv1

The number of UK residents interviewed arriving back to the UK who have been vaccinated rose between Feb to July 2021, from 6% to 78%, broadly reflecting the UK's #COVID19 vaccine rollout ow.ly/LP5X50G4JxP

Roughly two thirds of all UK (64%) and overseas residents (68%) interviewed felt safe with social distancing during their journey in July 2021.

This is broadly consistent since April 2021 for UK residents, and since Feb 2021 for overseas residents ow.ly/HlCY50G4Jzc

More than two thirds of both UK and overseas residents arriving in the UK in July 2021 said the wearing of face coverings made them feel safe during their journey ow.ly/VlYZ50G4JB6

Most UK and overseas residents interviewed thought #COVID19 testing is very important for safety, however this decreased over time ow.ly/tnTx50G4JDW

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