The UK authorities will face those who hide that they have visited any of the more than 30 countries that are ‘blacklisted’ for the prevalence of the coronavirus, with sentences of up to 10 years in prison, within a range of measures . which also constitute quarantines in hotels paid for by the traveler themselves.
The Secretary of Health, Matt Hancock, was responsible for disclosing to the House of Commons the details of some of the restrictions put forward in January, after the UK recorded the worst coronavirus contamination data of the entire pandemic.
London keeps 33 countries in a list of risk zones, mainly from Africa and Latin America, but also from the European Union, Portugal. Those who passed through any of these countries must include it in a form, under penalty of imprisonment in case of lying.
Once in England, and starting Monday, travelers arriving from these high-risk areas will be quarantined for ten days in a range of hotels expressly approved by the government. They will have to pay £ 1,750 (nearly £ 2,000) for the stay, and if they fail to adhere to the isolation, they will face fines of up to £ 10,000 (£ 11,400).
Hancock has also confirmed a new test system, according to which the negative test that visitors must take before entering British territory is accompanied by two more during the quarantine process, on the second and eighth days.
The Minister of Health has defended the measures, pointing out that those who fail to comply with them are ‘putting everyone at risk’ and also calling on the transport companies to make sure their passengers are aware of the new regulations and risk ‘heavy fines’ in case of non-compliance.
MORE THAN A THOUSAND DEATH
British health authorities had confirmed nearly four million cases of COVID-19 (3,972,148) on Tuesday, of which 12,364 have been recorded in the official Health Department balance sheets in the past 24 hours.
The daily death toll has again exceeded a thousand – specifically 1,052 – and there are already 113,850 who have lost their lives after a positive test, although COVID-19 is mentioned in more than 121,000 death certificates.