21,052 new people tested positive for Covid and 24 people died in the UK as weekly cases decrease and weekly deaths rise, the latest government figures show. The health secretary, Sajid Javid, has announced that the NHS coronavirus app will be modified today so that fewer contacts are told to self-isolate. He said the changes would “ensure we are striking the right balance” between cutting disruption and protecting the at-risk. Boris Johnson said he wants travel rules that are “as simple and user friendly as possible” but that it was vital to take a balanced approach to avoid importing new coronavirus variants from abroad. Speaking during a visit to Stevenage, the prime minister did not rule out an amber watchlist but said he wanted to see “an approach that is as simple as we can possibly make it”. Conservative MP Henry Smith, the chair of the Future of Aviation Group, has said further complicating international travel rules will put people off travelling. He warned the introduction of an amber watchlist would be “squandering the successful vaccine rollout”. Unite has urged the government to take further action to support travel industry jobs amid the pandemic, claiming the traffic light system is not working. Diana Holland, the union’s assistant general secretary for civil air transport, also said there is disagreement within the government about how to move forward. US Travel Association president and CEO, Roger Dow, said the White House was being “too cautious” on reciprocating the UK’s decision to lift restrictions on transatlantic flights. He praised the British government’s “very wise” decision to remove isolation requirements for vaccinated US arrivals and urged the US government to do the same. A decision on whether over-50s will be given a third coronavirus vaccine will be made within weeks. If it is given the go-ahead, all people in the age bracket, plus the clinically vulnerable, in England are expected to be offered a booster jab before Christmas. The Heathrow CEO, John Holland-Kaye, has urged the government to “keep things simple” rather than introduce new rules in an attempt to rebuild public confidence in travel. It comes as ministers are in discussions about creating a new amber watchlist of countries that potentially could be moved onto the red list. A leading psychologist has accused the government of implying that “infections don’t matter” – in turn potentially putting young people off getting the coronavirus vaccine. Stephen Reicher, a professor of psychology at the University of St Andrews who sits on the Scientific Pandemic Insights Group on Behaviours (Spi-B), said the government needed to send out “clear” and “consistent” messaging that getting vaccinated is a matter of both personal and social responsibility. New rules for vaccinated travellers from US and EU lead to ‘300% increase’ in bookings but Airlines UK warns government’s handling of France was ‘total disaster’. It comes as from 4am on Monday, new rules came into effect meaning that fully vaccinated travellers from the US and EU no longer have to isolate when they arrive in the UK. But the rules have not yet been reciprocated for UK travellers. That’s it from us for today. For the latest coronavirus news from around the world, you can follow our global Covid blog: