One of the first families forced to stay in a Scottish quarantine hotel has been told to leave because of a loophole in the rules.Chun Wong and his daughter Kiernan, eight, arrived at Edinburgh
A notice handed out to people quarantining at the Radisson Blu Edwardian (Image: PA)
Immigration control staff must check each traveller s completed passenger locator form and hotel quarantine booking.
They also have to verify passengers have received a negative COVID-19 test, together with evidence of two additional test bookings for their 10-day quarantine period.
However, the man and his daughter were exempted after just one day at the hotel, at Edinburgh Airport.
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Currently, all passengers arriving in Scotland on international flights have to enter managed isolation , unless they are coming from within the Common Travel Area, which includes the UK and Ireland.
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