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After a more contagious variant of the coronavirus was detected in the UK, several countries introduced flight bans and tightened British rules.
In Switzerland, all flights to and from the UK were canceled as of December 20 and all British arriving from December 14 were asked to isolate themselves for ten days.
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“The worst week”
In the Swiss Alpine town of Verbier, which attracts thousands of Britons and is popularly known as “Little London,” authorities located more than 400 Britons this Christmas, all of whom were asked to remain isolated in their hotel room. or cabin.
“Many of them were quarantined for a day before leaving in the dark,” Jean-Marc Sandoz, a communications officer in Bagnes in the Canton du Valais district, told The Guardian.
He describes the situation as “the worst week the district has ever experienced,” according to Sky News.
Hotels are said to have noticed a lack of British guests after food was left outside the doors untouched and no one answered the phone.
– Fear of mutated viruses from various countries
Called from France
As flights to and from the UK from Switzerland were canceled, it was unclear where the British had fled. However, more people are said to have given up over time to find out if they still had to pay for their hotel stay.
According to the Swiss newspaper SonntagsZeitung, some have contacted from hotels in France, writes The Guardian.
According to reports that the virus mutation in the UK may be 70 percent more contagious than the original virus, the British who stayed in the Alpine village are said to have been disrespected, writes SonntagsZeitung.
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“All those who speak English are suspicious,” the newspaper wrote.
According to communications officer Sandoz, there must have been many who felt unfairly treated and wrongly accused of violating quarantine rules.
– Can’t blame
On Saturday, a tally showed that fewer than 10 people were still in quarantine at Verbier hotels. The rest of the more than 400 people had fled or completed the quarantine period.
– We can’t blame them. In most cases, the quarantine was unsustainable. Imagine four people staying in a 20-square-foot hotel room, Sandoz says.
He says that many of the tourists left the country after feeling “trapped.”
