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Related: About this forumCritics round on No 10 over 'ridiculous' rules for 14-day quarantine
Source: The Guardian
Critics round on No 10 over 'ridiculous' rules for 14-day quarantine
Exclusive: Opponents claim exemptions to rules could mean great economic pain for little public health benefit
Vikram Dodd and Peter Walker
Mon 1 Jun 2020 21.25 BST
Last modified on Mon 1 Jun 2020 23.15 BST
Tens of thousands of new arrivals to the UK will be able to go food shopping, change accommodation and use public transport from airports during a 14-day quarantine imposed to prevent a second wave of coronavirus, under draft plans to be laid before parliament.
The Guardian understands that about a fifth of people are expected to receive a spot-check to ensure that they are staying at the address or addresses they have provided to the authorities, but enforcement of the quarantine will be limited.
The rules, still being finalised and due to be published on Tuesday before coming into effect next week, have prompted cross-party concerns about the potentially limited impact on public health amid warnings of the severe damage that could be caused to the travel and aviation industry.
Priti Patel, the home secretary, announced on 22 May that nearly all international arrivals at UK ports, including airports, ferry ports and international rail terminals, must quarantine for 14 days from Monday 8 June. There are exemptions for health workers, scientists, lorry drivers and others.
During the coronavirus travel quarantine period, people will be allowed to leave their given address to buy food including for pets or medicine or to fulfil a legal obligation, it is understood. Arrivals into the country will be able to provide more than one address where they will stay for the period, sources with knowledge of the draft plans told the Guardian.
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Exclusive: Opponents claim exemptions to rules could mean great economic pain for little public health benefit
Vikram Dodd and Peter Walker
Mon 1 Jun 2020 21.25 BST
Last modified on Mon 1 Jun 2020 23.15 BST
Tens of thousands of new arrivals to the UK will be able to go food shopping, change accommodation and use public transport from airports during a 14-day quarantine imposed to prevent a second wave of coronavirus, under draft plans to be laid before parliament.
The Guardian understands that about a fifth of people are expected to receive a spot-check to ensure that they are staying at the address or addresses they have provided to the authorities, but enforcement of the quarantine will be limited.
The rules, still being finalised and due to be published on Tuesday before coming into effect next week, have prompted cross-party concerns about the potentially limited impact on public health amid warnings of the severe damage that could be caused to the travel and aviation industry.
Priti Patel, the home secretary, announced on 22 May that nearly all international arrivals at UK ports, including airports, ferry ports and international rail terminals, must quarantine for 14 days from Monday 8 June. There are exemptions for health workers, scientists, lorry drivers and others.
During the coronavirus travel quarantine period, people will be allowed to leave their given address to buy food including for pets or medicine or to fulfil a legal obligation, it is understood. Arrivals into the country will be able to provide more than one address where they will stay for the period, sources with knowledge of the draft plans told the Guardian.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jun/01/critics-round-on-no-10-over-ridiculous-rules-for-14-day-quarantine-coronavirus
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Critics round on No 10 over 'ridiculous' rules for 14-day quarantine (Original Post)
Eugene
Jun 2020
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mwooldri
(10,422 posts)1. One of those "go out, but don't go out" type of quarantine?
Seems like that policy has more holes than Swiss cheese.
What would Cummings do?
Ghost Dog
(16,881 posts)3. Just as the UK has no written Constitution, nor do these "rules"
actually constitute law promulgated through any proper procedure, as far as I can see, other than by the PM's and his advisor's whim.
This renders any enforcement if not extra-judicial, arbitrary.
a la izquierda
(11,910 posts)4. I was supposed to fly to London tonight...
But had to delay for two weeks and will be subject to the quarantine. 🤷🏻♀️ Not much I can do about it though is there?
ETA: Im flying via Dublin so I wonder how thats going to work.