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<\/p>\nTravellers in \u201cred list\u201d countries are rushing back to the UK before a new hotel quarantine scheme is introduced on Monday 15 February.<\/p>\n
The measure will be mandatory for anyone entering the country from destinations the government deems high risk due to the prevalence of new coronavirus variants. The cost, footed by the traveller, will be up to \u00a31,750 per person for 10 days\u2019 room and board.<\/p>\n
Some UK residents have already reported cutting short stays in Brazil \u2013 which is on the red list \u2013 in order to avoid the costly scheme.<\/p>\n
Fernanda Guimar\u00e3es, a 27-year-old digital content creator, travelled there with her husband to spend Christmas with his family. When borders started closing, they opted to extend their stay, with return flights booked for 9 February.<\/p>\n
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However, after Boris Johnson confirmed at the end of January that quarantine hotels would soon be introduced, she panicked that their original flight would be too late.<\/p>\n
They managed to rebook for 2 February with a stopover in Madrid.<\/p>\n
Many others had obviously had the same concerns; Ms Guimar\u00e3es told news website Haveeru Online<\/em> that the flight to the UK was \u201cvery crowded\u201d. <\/p>\n Read our full mailing list consent terms here<\/p>\n Read our full mailing list consent terms here<\/p>\n \u201cIt was very tense to arrive here,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n Fernanda Bispo, a 35-year-old sales manager who has lived in London for 12 years, had a similar experience, deciding originally to extend her trip to Brazil to make the most of time with family.<\/p>\n But she too started hearing rumours about hotel quarantine and decided to head home early, originally booking a flight for 6 February.<\/p>\n \u201cIt freaked me out and I tried to change the date,\u201d she said, only to find that services operating on the Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of that week were already fully booked. <\/p>\n \u201cI saw it was going to happen, everyone wanted to leave,\u201d she said. Ms Bispo eventually managed to rebook for 4 February, with a stopover in Madrid.<\/p>\n She added that all her friends were also rushing back to the UK, saying: \u201cNo one wants to be locked up in a hotel.\u201d<\/p>\n At present, anyone arriving in the UK from abroad must self-isolate at home for 10 days, but from Monday, arrivals from \u201cred list\u201d destinations have to do this at a designated hotel instead, paid for out of their own pocket.<\/p>\n Scotland has taken a tougher approach, stipulating that all international arrivals, no matter where they\u2019ve been, will have to undergo hotel quarantine.<\/p>\n Those who lie on their passenger locator form to avoid hotel quarantine face up to 10 years in prison, while anyone who fails to undergo the stipulated hotel quarantine can be fined up to \u00a310,000.<\/p>\nINDY\/GO Weekly Newsletter<\/span><\/h4>\n
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