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UK: Mandatory Hotel Quarantine For These Countries. India Is Not In the List, But, What Rules Indian Students Should Know Before Travelling to the UK?

 

UK: Mandatory Hotel Quarantine For Travellers Arriving From These Countries. India Is Not In the List, But, What Rules Indian Students Should Know Before Travelling to the UK?

The United Kingdom has already enforced strict measures such as lockdown, border checks, quarantine rules for international passengers, to suppress the spread of mutant the coronavirus that posed a big threat not only to Britain and Europe but to the whole world.

The government led by Prime Minister Boris Johnson is taking stringent actions to curb the virus has placed few countries, which are having an impact on corona and new strains are placed in the Red List.

Red List-Banned From Travelling to the UK

Few regions from South America and Africa have recorded the new variants of the corona, these countries have been kept in the Red List by the UK including the latest adds The United Arab Emirates, Burundi, Rwanda, and Portugal.

People belonging to these countries are not permitted currently to enter the United Kingdom, while the UK residents and Irish nationals arriving in the UK from this corona hotspot regions are required to undergo quarantine for 10 days.

Hotel Quarantine-Govt. Allots a Hotel Room

Uncompromising in enforcing new regulations and moving forward on a mission to combat the Corona infection, the Uk government is all set to implement a compulsory regulation for the people (UK residents) coming from the corona hotspot places and as per the latest rule the travelers belonging to the countries being affected badly by the new variant is required to get quarantined in a hotel room allotted by the government authorities, under the observation of government security.

British officials have announced the date about the Hotel Quarantine and when it kick-starts. Travelers From high-risk countries (Coronavirus Hotspots) are required to undergo “Hotel Quarantine” Process starting from Feb15, 2021.

UK’s List of High-risk Countries

Angola, Argentina

Bolivia, Botswana

Brazil, Burundi

Cape Verde, Chile and Colombia

The Democratic Republic of the Congo

Ecuador, Eswatini

French Guiana

Guyana

Lesotho

Malawi, Mauritius and Mozambique

Namibia

Panama, Paraguay, Peru and Portugal (including Madeira and the Azores)

Rwanda

Seychelles, South Africa and Suriname

Tanzania

United Arab Emirates (UAE), Uruguay

Venezuela

Zambia, Zimbabwe

Plans of UK in Implementing Hotel Quarantine

10 days Hotel Quarantine for UK residents arriving from hotspots

Travelers have to stay in hotel rooms for ten nights

The government will book hotels near airports and converts them as government quarantine facilities

Government has been booking thousands of hotels, in such a way that there should be enough capacity to accommodate more than 1,000 people a day

 

Hotels at or near airports- Heathrow, Gatwick, London City, Birmingham, Bristol, Manchester, Edinburgh, Glasgow, and Aberdeen are being reserved by the UK

The government will provide security personnel at the hotel, and they monitor the safety/health measures and facilities ensuring that everything is carried out as per the government orders

Per day three meals (hot and cold options) will be provided in their rooms

Estimated cost for the person in hotel quarantine-£80/night

Sources reveal that the UK is required to spend more than 50 million pounds to execute this Hotel Quarantine model

What Rules Applies For Indian Students Arriving The UK?

Required to provide covid negative result report to the airline before flying to the UK

The covid test should be taken within 72hours before the scheduled departure

Upon arrival, must provide a quarantine plan to security officials at the UK airport. Submit contact details and the accommodation details of self-isolation

Can use public transport to reach their destination

Not allowed to break the mandatory quarantine period and safety/health measures, big fines for violators

Can take help from friends, roommates, relatives, or neighbors for essential food/medical supplies

Who Got Exemption from Covid Testing?

Children under the age of 11

Travelers from the Republic of Ireland, Channel Islands, or the Isle of Man

Travelers from The Falkland Islands, Ascension Islands, and St Helena

Truck drivers, agricultural workers, crews of flights, rail and maritime, and some other workers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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