China News Service, January 26, reported that the British epidemic is severe, and the government is considering measures to compulsory isolation of inbound passengers in hotels, but has not yet decided whether to quarantine all inbound passengers or only target “hot spots” from the epidemic Of travelers.
Data map: On January 5, local time, the United Kingdom adopted the third stringent blockade, and there are few pedestrians on the streets of London.
The picture shows pedestrians near Tower Bridge in London.
In order to curb the new crown epidemic, all passengers entering the UK have been required to provide a negative report of the new crown test within 72 hours. They need to be isolated for 10 days after entering the country. If the test is negative after 5 days of isolation, the isolation can be released in advance, but there is no mandatory requirement for isolation places. .
"Financial Times" reported that due to the rapid spread of the mutated virus by international travelers, British Prime Minister Johnson is considering implementing stricter border control measures.
Currently, flights from South Africa and Brazil have been banned from entry.
Johnson may require travelers to be quarantined in hotels, but has not yet decided whether to allow all travelers to be quarantined or issue different regulations for travelers from various countries.
People familiar with the tourism industry said that government departments are currently contacting major hotel chain operators to discuss whether hotels can be used as isolation sites.
Government sources pointed out that the Minister of Health Hancock and the Secretary of the Interior Patel believe that all passengers should be quarantined, but the Secretary of Transport Shapus and the Minister of Finance Sunak believe that there should be selective.
Johnson will make the final decision.
A cabinet member said: “I don’t think the Prime Minister wants to let the progress made by vaccination be frustrated, but I don’t think he has made up his mind to implement a complete quarantine.
The report pointed out that the cabinet team will meet on the 26th local time to decide when and how to launch the hotel's centralized isolation policy.
However, if the British government really requires inbound travelers to be quarantined in hotels, the 10-day accommodation fee is expected to be borne by travelers themselves, and the cost will exceed 1,000 pounds.
Government sources said that hotel quarantine measures may take "weeks instead of days" to be implemented.
It is expected that before the implementation of this measure, a wave of tourists returning to the UK may be triggered.
The aviation industry warned that this would have "catastrophic" consequences for the industry.