Residents on the island of Barra have pleaded with holidaymakers to stay away amid the health crisisFerry services have been closed for non-essential travel as the backlash grows against “coronavirus migrants”, attempting to use remote locations to avoid the disease. Reports of people heading from the cities to the Highlands and islands of Scotland in campervans has provoked anger and disbelief. Residents on the Hebridean island of Barra urged holidaymakers and migrants to go home, fearing they will cause an outbreak that would overwhelm local health facilities. Michael Matheson, the transport minister, responded yesterday by imposing radical travel restrictions. “From now on ferries will be for those who live on our islands, who have an essential need to travel to or from the mainland and for essential supplies

Source: The Times March 23, 2020 00:04 UTC