UK residents arriving in the country from designated covid-19 hotspots will face hotel quarantine under plans due to be confirmed later (Wednesday).
It's expected international arrivals from parts of South America, southern Africa, and Portugal will need to spend 10 days in quarantine in hotels at their own expense.
Travel from those areas is already restricted for non-UK residents.
The opposition Labour Party says hotel quarantine should apply to all international arrivals.
Cabinet minister Robert Jenrick says the government is toughening already strict measures.
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