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| UK arrivals brace for Covid-19 hotel quarantine as PM Johnson promises 'tougher measures' to tackle virus variants | UK arrivals brace for Covid-19 hotel quarantine as PM Johnson promises 'tougher measures' to tackle virus variants |
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| The UK's coronavirus measures will be toughened to tackle the threat of Covid-19 variants from abroad, after the country's death toll from the pandemic climbed above 100,000, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said. | The UK's coronavirus measures will be toughened to tackle the threat of Covid-19 variants from abroad, after the country's death toll from the pandemic climbed above 100,000, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said. |
| "The Home Secretary will be setting out later today even tougher measures for those red-list countries where we are particularly concerned about new variants," Johnson told parliament during Prime Minister's Questions on Wednesday. | "The Home Secretary will be setting out later today even tougher measures for those red-list countries where we are particularly concerned about new variants," Johnson told parliament during Prime Minister's Questions on Wednesday. |
| Under the UK's current travel rules, arrivals into the country must provide a negative Covid-19 test from within 72 hours before their departure and a passenger locater form, while those arriving in England must self-isolate for 10 days. | Under the UK's current travel rules, arrivals into the country must provide a negative Covid-19 test from within 72 hours before their departure and a passenger locater form, while those arriving in England must self-isolate for 10 days. |
| Home Secretary Priti Patel will outline further restrictions later on Wednesday after the discovery of two new Covid-19 variants in Brazil and another in South Africa. | Home Secretary Priti Patel will outline further restrictions later on Wednesday after the discovery of two new Covid-19 variants in Brazil and another in South Africa. |
| The measures will see hotel quarantine measures brought in, forcing arrivals to the UK to self-isolate at hotels near airports, where they will be supervised by security guards, according to a report in the Times, citing government sources. | The measures will see hotel quarantine measures brought in, forcing arrivals to the UK to self-isolate at hotels near airports, where they will be supervised by security guards, according to a report in the Times, citing government sources. |
| Some 30 high-risk countries will be added to a so-called "red list," the report says, including South Africa and Brazil, as well as other South American countries, Cape Verde and Portugal – due to their travel links with Brazil. | Some 30 high-risk countries will be added to a so-called "red list," the report says, including South Africa and Brazil, as well as other South American countries, Cape Verde and Portugal – due to their travel links with Brazil. |
| On Tuesday Johnson said he was "deeply sorry" as the number of people to have died from Covid-19 within 28 days of a positive test reached 100,162, as a further 1,631 deaths were reported. | On Tuesday Johnson said he was "deeply sorry" as the number of people to have died from Covid-19 within 28 days of a positive test reached 100,162, as a further 1,631 deaths were reported. |
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