Authorities in the UK will punish those who hide visiting one of the more than 30 countries blacklisted for coronavirus prevalence with sentences of up to ten years in prison, as part of a series of measures that also represent , quarantine in hotels paid even by the traveler.
Health Minister Matt Hancock has been tasked with announcing to the House of Commons details of restrictions that had already been advanced in January after the UK recorded the worst coronavirus contagion data in the entire pandemic.
London maintains 33 countries in a list of risk areas, mainly in Africa and Latin America, but also one in the European Union, Portugal. Those who have 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 on Monday, travelers arriving from these high-risk areas will have to stay in quarantine for ten days in a number of government-authorized hotels. They will have to pay 1,750 pounds (almost 2,000 euros) for their stay and, if they do not respect the isolation, will face fines that can reach 10,000 pounds (11,400 euros).
Hancock also confirmed a new testing system, according to which the negative test that visitors must present before entering British territory will be joined by two others throughout the quarantine process, in the second and eighth. day.
The Minister of Health defended the measures, stressing that those who do not respect them “endanger everyone” and asked the transport companies to ensure that their passengers are aware of the new regulations and risk “heavy fines” in case of non-compliance.
MORE THAN A THOUSAND DEATHS
The British health authorities have confirmed almost four million cases of COVID-19 (3,972,148) since Tuesday, of which 12,364 have been included in the official balance sheets of the Ministry of Health in the last 24 hours.
The daily death toll has again exceeded one thousand – specifically, 1,052 – and there are already 113,850 who have lost their lives after giving positive results, although COVID-19 is cited in more than 121,000 death certificates.