British visitors are the largest market for Cyprus's tourism industry, which has suffered from the global pandemic arrivals and earnings from the sector.

About 13% of the Cypriot economy plunged on average 85% in 2020.

The measure will allow British holidaymakers to visit the island without a negative test or needing to quarantine.

Travelers would need to be inoculated with vaccines approved by the European Medicines Agency.

The second dose of the vaccine should be given at the latest seven days before travel due to its swift vaccine deployment, Britain is the only major European country likely to fully inoculate a large share of working age adults by summer.

Cyprus has been in and out of lockdown for about a year, but its coronavirus outbreak has been mild compared to other countries.