Passengers wearing protective clothing are seen at Heathrow Airport, amid the coronavirus disease outbreak, in London, Britain, May 22, 2020. REUTERS/Toby Melville
“Now we are past the peak of this virus, we must take steps to guard against imported cases triggering a resurgence of this deadly disease,” Patel said at a news conference. The quarantine will not apply to those arriving from the Irish Republic, nor to freight drivers, medical professionals and seasonal agricultural workers. The measures will be reviewed every 3 weeks. [nL8N2D44UM]
Unlike many other countries, Britain has carried out few tests and checks on visitors, with quarantine limited only to arrivals from China at the start of the outbreak.Spain and Italy have introduced rules that mean international arrivals must self-isolate for two weeks, while on Friday Ireland gave further details for its own quarantine proposals. [L8N2D44ZQ]The British Chambers of Commerce said the blanket quarantine was deeply concerning and could be avoided with strong safety measures.
Let them go bankrupt, I will take my tourism dollars where I’m wanted.
They should have been doing this a few months ago
CHINESEDONTTRAVELTOEU
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What a fast respond
Who pays for the 13nights accommodation and food
UK should quarantine anyone leaving the country first.
LukeJohnsonRCP Little too late and a slap in the face for the tourism industry! Especially after one of the longest lockdowns in the world....
LukeJohnsonRCP Just jump on a dinghy in Calais instead and let the French coastguard tow you to Dover!
Who needs UK. No one.
ComfortablySmug Lunacy.
That was fast. 👏👏👏 Good job UK government.
Just put them in here.
Isn't this a little too late?
Doesn't matter now. Shit is dying down. You're too slow UK.
Hawaii and Alaska have that also
Dang, and I thought Canada doing this mid-March was late af
This is what so many others are doing, why is it such an unbelievable thing for them?
just close your borders... who can spent 14 days doing nothing to then do whatever they planned to do in UK
Close borders everywhere
Bit frigging late
Locking the stable door after the horse has bolted ...
The UK can go fuck itself.
It’s the right thing to do b
That boat sailed 3 months ago.
Yet when they could have done it in late Feb and maybe saved tens of thousands of lives we were told it was inappropriate. Doing it now smells of politics not public health.
Make I hear word. This is the right move. A govt that takes the welfare of its citizens seriously. If you don't like it, kuku stay in your country
AFTER MANY DEATHS AND INFECTIONS IN THE UK BROUGHT IN FROM CHINA, YOU DAMN RIGHT! I HOPE THE US DOES THE SAME THING
Good luck with that...
Spent a month in London one day.