we couldn't open a window. we had to sit in a bathroom when the kids were asleep so that we didn't disturb them. my husband would sit on a chairand i would sit on the toilet. today the government got rid of the final countries on the red list meaning everyone recognised as double vaccinated can come to the uk without quarantining from anywhere in the world. this is where it all began. back in february some of the first quarantine hotel guests came to stay here. since then more than 200,000 people have stayed in quarantine hotels from across the uk. from monday there will be no new quarantine arrivals but that doesn't mean the policy has gone altogether. the government will retain hundreds of hotel rooms in case the policy needs to be reintroduced. we will review it again in the new year but we don't have to set up a system again from scratch if a particular concern was seen in a particular country. but is it too soon for the change?