UK Covid hotel quarantine system to target travellers from high-risk areas
by Jessica Elgot and Natalie Grover from Science | The Guardian on (#5DB3D)
Priti Patel to announce plans in House of Commons after ministers reject blanket policy
A hotel quarantine system targeted at arrivals from high-risk countries will be announced by the home secretary, Priti Patel, on Wednesday, after ministers met to sign off the more targeted approach.
Boris Johnson rejected calls at Tuesday evening's meeting for a blanket policy, opting instead for imposing hotel quarantine on British citizens from a limited number of countries such as South Africa and Brazil.
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