Britain forces passengers from high-risk countries to quarantine in government facilities
In the past 45 days, the situation of travel to and from Britain has been completely turned upside down. If the [...]
In the past 45 days, the situation of travel to and from Britain has been completely turned upside down.
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If last spring with the resumption of connections the subjects of Queen Elizabeth II. Have been able to take advantage of the intelligent system of tourism corridors that allowed residents to travel to many nations for all kinds of reasons, including tourism, now the situation has completely changed.
The British variant first blocked the borders to Europe and much of the world, then slowly all corridors were closed, effectively banning all travel from the island, and today, with the announcement just issued, Downing Street is tightening border controls even more.
Even before, those arriving from at-risk countries were forced to Report for boarding with a negative PCR test and had to self-isolate for 10 days, with the possibility of shortening the isolation by submitting to a new swab, not before day 5.
Now with immediate effect all passengers from high-risk destinations, including citizens of the United Kingdom, will have to undergo a 10-day quarantine in a hotel. The cost of the hotel stay will be borne by the traveler.
This decision is the first time it has been implemented in Europe; in contrast, it is the restraining measure that has been chosen by China and a great many countries in Southeast Asia and Australia.
Italy is not currently on the list of high-risk countries, where most of South America, South Africa and Portugal are instead. So for passengers from from Italy and bound for the UK, a negative Covid-19 test is required, made no more than 72 hours before departure. In addition, all arriving passengers must self-isolate for 10 days.
