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The United Kingdom announced late Thursday night, Feb. 4, that its mandatory hotel quarantine requirement will begin Feb. 15. The news was first reported by the BBC, which says U.K. residents returning from COVID-19 hotspots will need to spend 10 nights in a hotel room. The government is asking hotel owners to provide rooms for …
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. Coronavirus cases have dropped at U.S. nursing homes and other long-term care facilities over the past few weeks, offering a glimmer of hope that health officials attribute to the start of vaccinations, an easing of the post-holiday surge and better prevention, among other reasons.
Carmela Sileo, left, and Susan McEachern sit next to each other Wednesday in the dayroom at Arbor Springs Health and Rehabilitation Center in Opelika, Ala. Coronavirus cases have dropped at U.S. nursing homes and other long-term care centers over the past few weeks.
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Who has to quarantine?
The quarantine rules will apply to UK nationals and residents returning to the country from 33 “red list” high-risk destinations, where Covid-19 variants have been detected in large numbers of people.
Passengers will be expected to pay for the cost of their accommodation and will have to stay in their hotel rooms for 10 nights, with security guards to accompany them if they go outside.
The four UK nations have agreed that people arriving from high-risk countries on a “red list” will have to quarantine in hotels, but Scotland plans to introduce a more “comprehensive” approach to “managed quarantine”.