Anyone resident in Britain or Ireland who arrives at an English port or airport within 10 days of visiting a coronavirus hotspot will have to pay £1,750 (€1,990) for a compulsory stay at a quarantine hotel for 10 days under new rules announced on Tuesday. Health secretary Matt Hancock said passengers will have to book and pay for the quarantine hotel before their departure to Britain and they will only be allowed to arrive at a small number of designated ports. “People will need to remain in their rooms, and of course will not be allowed to mix with other guests. From Monday, they will have to take two further PCR coronavirus tests, on the second and eighth days of their self-isolation. If we do not get such good news, then we will need to use the updated vaccines to protect against the variants of concerns,” he said.

Source: The Irish Times February 09, 2021 13:48 UTC