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U.K. Airports Warn 11th Hour Confusion Threatens Quarantine Plan
- Industry executives call fresh restrictions ‘complex’
- Guidance on implementation, responsibilities lacks detail
Travelers arriving from 33 nations on the government’s “red list” will be forced to pay 1,750 pounds per person to isolate in a hotel for 10 days.
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The U.K.’s latest clampdown on air travel was met with alarm by industry executives, who called the restrictions complex and said they fear a worsening struggle for survival.
Health Secretary Matt Hancock outlined details of new restrictions, including a hotel quarantine and multiple Covid-19 tests, coming into force from Feb. 15 in an attempt to prevent dangerous new virus strains entering the country.