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Passengers shut in hotel quarantine after arriving from the UK are reaching desperate levels, posting notes at their windows begging to leave their accommodation.
All arrivals in England from 33 banned countries must book government-approved accommodation at an initial cost of £1,750 under a scheme that came into force on Monday.
But the strain of being stuck inside seemed to be taking its toll on some of the enforced hotel residents.
One held aloft a handwritten note at his window, bemoaning: 'I am stressed here, no mobile phone, no access to my bank details to sort bills, my Covid-10 results. Why can't quarantine at home?'