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Pressure is being exerted on the government of Boris Johnson to impose quarantine measures on those arriving in England from Greece, following the respective movements of Scotland and Wales.
Meanwhile, already TUI announced that it will cut all vacation packages to Laganas, because their clients did not follow the instructions to protect against the coronavirus. This all comes just days after the revelation that the 193 passengers on a TUI flight from Zakynthos to Cardiff, Wales, were quarantined when cases of coronavirus were detected.
Measurements in Scotland and Wales
Starting Thursday, those returning to Scotland from Greece will have to be quarantined for 14 days. The Scottish Government has explained that this decision was taken after verifying the introduction of cases, especially from the Greek islands, with the consequence that our country is eliminated from the list of quarantine exemptions.
“With Scotland’s relatively low infection rate, the introduction of new cases from Greece poses a significant risk to public health,” said Scottish Justice Minister Humza Yousaf, adding that the local government was “closely monitoring the situation. in all the country”. make decisions based on available scientific evidence.
Meanwhile, the Welsh government has announced that those returning to the area from Zakynthos will have to undergo self-isolation within two weeks, while they can undergo a coronavirus test. The measure also applies to those arriving in Wales from Zakynthos, via airports in England.
Finally the TUI packages for Laganas
Late Tuesday night, TUI, the only airline flying from Cardiff to Zakynthos, announced it would cut Laganas vacation packages.
“Following the recent positive showing of customers returning from Zakynthos, we have decided not to offer holidays to Laganas from 3 September,” said Andrew Flintham, TUI Director UK and Ireland. the Holiday packages for the other Zakynthos resorts will continue normally, he clarified.
“Laganas is a popular tourist center, where young people traditionally go on vacation, in large groups.” The health and safety of our colleagues and clients is our main concern, and recent cases have shown that some clients do not apply social distance and coronavirus security measures, “Flintham explained.” Therefore, the right thing to do, to protect and reduce the potential risk to others, is to stop offering vacations at this resort, “he added.
Pressure on the Johnson government
Following the decisions of Scotland and Wales, the British Government agrees pressures to reconsider quarantine rules in England as well as Greece, the Times and the BBC report.
Welsh Health Minister Vaughan Gething said there were six outbreaks of more than 30 infections linked to flights from Zakynthos last week. Among them, two flights that landed in England.
At the same time, Gething asked the British government to hold a meeting today, for an urgent discussion on the removal of Greece from the list of countries excluded from quarantine. The corresponding meeting usually takes place every Thursday. Government sources cited by the Times said there were no plans to quarantine those arriving from Greece in England.
So far at least 16 cases of coronavirus have been detected on the August 25 flight from Zakynthos to Cardiff. A flight “full of forensic-idiots”, according to a passenger, who complained that many did not follow the measures.
The UK plan calls for those returning from a country with at least 20 cases per 100,000 inhabitants to be quarantined in the last 7 days. The Times notes that yesterday Greece had 14 cases per 100,000 inhabitants, but adds that there is concern after the outbreak in Zakynthos.
With information from the Times, BBC, Guardian
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