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Travellers in self-isolation after a trip abroad will be visited by Test and Trace staff this summer as part of a Government crackdown on quaratine dodgers.
The strict new service will use NHS workers to ensure that anyone required to stay at home after international travel is doing so. The checks will be in addition to those already carried out by police offiers, who the Government says make up to 1,000 home visits a day.
Currently, holidays overseas remain illegal and those entering the country must quarantine for 10 days at home, or at a managed facility if they are arriving from a “red list” country. But more and more Britons are expected to go abroad next month in line with a new “traffic light system” when international travel resumes.
NHS Test and Trace staff will not have any enforcement powers, but a referral will be made to the police if they believe that an individual may be breaching quarantine rules. Those who fail to comply face fixed penalty fines of £1000, rising to £10,000 for repeat offenders.
As well as potential house visits, incoming travellers are called and sent text messages to check they are staying at home. Quarantine measures will remain in place when international travel restarts at the end of May for “red” and “amber” countries, with only arrivals from a few “green list” countries exempt from the measure.
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Pubs and bars face being punished for Covid rule-busting queues
Pubs and bars face fines or the removal of their licences over queues on the street after officials threatened to crack down on the most popular venues as they reopened on Monday.
Scores of people queued outside pubs around the country as they reopened for business in line with the second step of lockdown easing.
What happened yesterday?
Monday was a big day for travel as domestic holidays restarted. Here’s a recap of the top stories:
- Wildlife parks welcome back visitors
- Pubs and restaurants reopen for outdoor guests
- Self-catering holiday businesses enjoy fully-booked calendars
- Spas reopen in England Malta to pay tourists who visit this summer
- Private firms charge holidaymakers £300 a Covid test
Now, on with today’s travel news.