Monday, September 7, 2020

ENGLAND AMENDS QUARANTINE RULES FOR INTERNATIONAL ARRIVALS FROM ISLANDS

England's health authorities will assess islands separately to the mainland, when deciding whether to impose coronavirus travel restrictions.

At the moment, if the rate of infection becomes too high in any given country, travellers returning from any part of that country will have to quarantine for two weeks.

But the UK transport secretary, Grant Shapps, says now with better data they can distinguish between islands and the mainland.

Stuart Smith reports from London.

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