New York City orders quarantine for all travelers from UK

• De Blasio order comes in wake of detection of Covid variant
• Mayor: We cannot take chances with anyone who travels'

Travelers from the United Kingdom visiting New York City will now be under a mandatory quarantine order, Mayor Bill de Blasio said on Wednesday.

De Blasio said that city sheriff's deputies will be sent to the hotel rooms or homes of all people arriving from the UK to ensure they abide by New York's two-week coronavirus quarantine mandate.