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Travellers being used as 'guinea pigs', says family returning to UK


Travellers being used as guinea pigs , says family returning to UK
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A paramedic couple returning to the UK with their five-week-old daughter after four years living in Abu Dhabi have said travellers should not be used as guinea pigs .
From Monday, UK nationals or residents returning to England from 33 countries will be required to spend 10 days in Government-designated quarantine hotel at a cost of £1,750 for an individual.
The regulations have been published just days before the scheme becomes law. 
But border guards and Heathrow airport have spoken today of how they feel under-prepared for the new rules, with officials saying earlier today that they feel powerless to stop travellers who may leg it from airports to avoid quarantining.  ....

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