Britain to introduce two-week quarantine for arrivals – reports

LONDON: Britain plans to introduce a mandatory 14-day quarantine for most international arrivals, according to reports on Saturday (May 9), despite mounting pressure on the government to relax virus-blocking measures.

It occurs when the UK, which has the second highest number of coronavirus deaths after the US. USA, Cautiously outlines a way forward after imposing strict orders to stay home in late March.

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In addition to those entering the country from neighboring Ireland, all persons entering Britain by air, sea and rail must be isolated for fifteen days, The Times reported.

The newspaper said the new rule would be applied through random checks in the direction given by travelers, with possible penalties including fines of up to £ 1,000 (US $ 1,200, 1,100 euros) or deportation.

He said Prime Minister Boris Johnson would announce the measures on Sunday.

The BBC reported that the two-week quarantine restriction was scheduled for the end of May, citing government sources and aviation industry body Airlines UK.

Ahead of Johnson’s televised speech later this weekend, the government warned that no major changes are expected in the national coronavirus blockade.

The Welsh delegated government revealed plans to reopen garden centers and libraries, but said the broader closure would remain for another three weeks.

More than 31,000 people who have tested positive for coronavirus have died in Britain.

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