Groups of more than six will be banned from Monday - and anyone who disobeys faced a £100 minimum fine Pub-goers and diners will be FORCED to hand over their details when they go out as part of a ramping up of track and trace A new army of health and safety inspectors will be rolled out by local authorities to crack down on places not enforcing safety rules Britain's borders will be beefed up with fresh plans to force airlines into making sure everyone fills out new passenger forms - leaving officials more time to check people are in quarantine Stadium pilots will be reviewed and any that go ahead will be limited to 1000 only - putting the return of live sport in doubt Night-time curfews for businesses could be slapped on other areas of the country in future The tests would use saliva rather than a swab, which has to up the nose and to the back of the throat. … [Read more...] about ‘Moonshot’ tests that will get UK back to normal still don’t work, admits Grant Shapps
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SIXTY THOUSAND Britons face a mad scramble to get home from seven Greek islands including Crete and Mykonos by 4am tomorrow – as flight prices TREBLE after Grant Shapps’ surprise quarantine
Public health experts and industry leaders have accused Boris Johnson and Transport Secretary Grant Shapps of ignoring an official Sage science advisers' report showing tests five days after arrival will detect 85 per cent of cases and 96 per cent after eight days. They also point out that the 7 per cent figure is based on a three-month-old Public Health England model that does not account for real-world data from 30 countries that have introduced airport testing regimes. … [Read more...] about SIXTY THOUSAND Britons face a mad scramble to get home from seven Greek islands including Crete and Mykonos by 4am tomorrow – as flight prices TREBLE after Grant Shapps’ surprise quarantine
EasyJet cancels flights after quarantine restrictions for seven Greek islands
EasyJet chief executive Johan Lundgren said: “Following the imposition of additional quarantine restrictions to seven Greek islands and the continued uncertainty this brings for customers, demand is now likely to be further impacted and therefore lower than previously anticipated. … [Read more...] about EasyJet cancels flights after quarantine restrictions for seven Greek islands
‘It’s much safer here than at home’: Fuming Britons blast surprise quarantine on seven Greek islands as mad scramble begins to return to the UK by 4AM tomorrow and TUI and Jet2 cancel holidays
However, despite the move by the Transport Secretary to add more destinations to the 'red' list, England's approach to imposing quarantine remains less severe than both Scotland and Wales. Scotland has imposed travel quarantine on the whole of Greece while Wales has banned travel to a larger number of Greek islands. … [Read more...] about ‘It’s much safer here than at home’: Fuming Britons blast surprise quarantine on seven Greek islands as mad scramble begins to return to the UK by 4AM tomorrow and TUI and Jet2 cancel holidays
Will Portugal and Denmark be next on the quarantine list? Decision on border restrictions TODAY after cases spike as Theresa May demands ministers stop ‘dragging their feet’ over airport tests
In a round of interviews this morning, Mr Shapps declined to be drawn on any changes, saying he would 'wait for the latest scientific evidence from the Joint Biosecurity Centre' … [Read more...] about Will Portugal and Denmark be next on the quarantine list? Decision on border restrictions TODAY after cases spike as Theresa May demands ministers stop ‘dragging their feet’ over airport tests
