Thinking of traveling to England for Christmas? You’ll soon be able to cut your quarantine period by more than half — but only if you pay up to £120 ($160) for a Covid test.

Under the UK government’s new “Test to Release” strategy, which comes into force on 15 December, passengers arriving from countries with high infection rates can cut their quarantine from 14 days to five, if they test negative for coronavirus on the fifth day.