Mandatory hotel quarantine for UK residents and nationals arriving from countries on the “red list” will come into effect on 15 February – more than two weeks after the move was first announced by the prime minister.
Under the policy, people returning from more than 30 high-risk nations will have to quarantine for 10 days in government-approved accommodation.
Countries on the list include all of South America, southern Africa, Portugal and the United Arab Emirates – countries from where non-residents and nationals are already banned from entering the UK.
The policy is being introduced to avoid the importation and spread of new variants of COVID-19, amid fears that they could…