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Rich
Thursday 11th of February 2021
Alas it is being said that international politics has also framed this move. Having dithered and delayed the UK Government found it had to do something so it came out with quarantine which most ignored so then the hotel scheme and everyone complained so all the influential countries such as the USA, Canada, Japan, the Northern EU states etc were all taken off the list leaving South America, Africa and such Asian states. No one there who can complain loudly. Poor old Portugal being the only EU state to suffer, even though more Brazilians fly in via Madrid than Lisbon. It has all the hallmarks of delay, dither and then rushed mistake much like the triple dated Negative Testing fiasco which preceded it. So Ms Patel wants 10 year prison sentences if you do not fill the form out correctly. So US Citizens who have not been South of Mexico recently can ignore it and as more Uk theatrics to mask a Government that has lost the plot. We hope the new US President can show by his deeds a mor professional approach though as of today we wait and see.
Adam Jones
Thursday 11th of February 2021
Can someone answer my query. I am due to fly from Maldives (which is not on list) albeit transit thru Dubai. Assuming I have a not detected test before flying , will I have to be quarantined in a hotel or can I quantine at home and then take test after 5 days to release?
Rich
Thursday 11th of February 2021
As neither your country of departure nor your transit country are in the red list you would be able to quarantine at home but you need to set up your test and release before commencing your journey to the UK. It is all quite civilized at Heathrow. Having flown in in January from an equally warm and relatively covid free area, I would advise you not to bother if you do not have to. Best of luck, do not forget the UK health form on line or Ms Patel will stamp her feet.
Rich
Thursday 28th of January 2021
Alas there is merit in your argument but we seem between two extremes neither of which seem that sensible. On the one hand we have people saying close everything, run away and hide and it will all go away. On the other we have people saying Covid does not exist, it is all a scam to undermine our rights. The middle ground of live your life, travel, do work but wear your mask keep away from crowded indoor areas and keep your hands washed seems unfashionable. I am just concerned news is continuing to be manipulated.
Emi
Thursday 28th of January 2021
I don’t want to sound alarmist; however, when you have government officials becoming vexed because people are simply leaving their homes and threatening them with fines and harassment from law enforcement — it’s a bit North Korea-ish, isn’t it?
This is becoming extremely unfair. I feel like they want to stop tourism forever as if it’s some outdated luxury.