Obvious flaw in SNP's hotel quarantine policy 'increases risk of virus spreading', warn experts
By encouraging Scots to fly to English airports, loophole will mean many will travel hundreds of miles on public transport
14 February 2021 • 8:37pm
Passengers after arriving at Edinburgh airport, Scotland, ahead of new quarantine rules in Scotland
Credit: Andrew Milligan/PA
Nicola Sturgeon’s draconian stance on quarantine hotels risks fuelling the spread of coronavirus because people will travel hundreds of miles on public transport to avoid her harsher rules, experts have warned.
A new system requiring all people flying into Scotland from outside the British isles to spend 10 nights in an quarantine hotel comes into force at 4am on Monday.