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Coronavirus quarantine could be slashed to just seven days amid fears Britons are flouting the tough 14-day requirement. The government’s Covid-19 taskforce is understood to be considering slashing self-isolation for those who come into contact with infected individuals to between a week and 10 days. There are also claims that City dealmakers, hedge fund managers … Read more
Drive on, Jeeves! Chauffeur-driven cars will be EXEMPT from new Covid rules forcing taxi passengers to wear face masks Passengers in licensed vehicles will wear face coverings under new restrictions Number 10 said measures will not include passengers in chauffeur-driven cars Spokesman said he would check whether the rule applies to ministerial cars By Emer … Read more
Matt Hancock today batted away furiour Tory demands for young children to be exempted from the ‘Rule of Six’ to save Christmas. The Health Secretary was repeatedly pressed on the ‘unfair and inflexible’ restrictions as he made a statement in the Commons this afternoon. Senior Conservatives lined up to urge the government to copy the … Read more
Grouse shooting is among list of outdoor sports that are exempt from UK’s new ‘Rule of Six’ law – including football, netball, polo and paintball New ‘rule of six’ came into force yesterday banning gatherings of seven or more Guidelines provide an exemption for shooting – including hunting and paintball Rules state you mustn’t gather … Read more
Voters and Tory MPs last night urged Boris Johnson to rescue Christmas by exempting children from his ‘rule of six’. A Daily Mail poll showed more than four in ten support a U-turn on the policy, letting grandparents see their families over the festive season. Tory backbenchers savaged the ‘grotesque’ restriction which, from Monday, bans groups … Read more
Man, with Asperger syndrome, who is exempt from wearing a mask recalls the ‘unpleasant and horrific’ occasion he was ‘angrily’ confronted by a bus driver – who even encouraged members of the public to ‘gang up on him’ Michelle Green, from Blackpool, has asthma, lung disease and heart disease Is exempt from wearing a mask … Read more
Police said cyclists and people doing any other type of exercise will not have to wear face masks when they are outside in Paris. The exemption, which also applies to children under 11-years-old, comes after masks were made compulsory throughout the city after it emerged as a hotbed of coronavirus contagion that has sent cases in France … Read more
Covid-19 survivors shouldn’t have to self-isolate if they develop symptoms of the disease because they aren’t likely to be infectious, government scientific advisers suggest Sage studied evidence which found it’s likely survivors can’t be infected again But admitted it is unclear how long this coronavirus ‘immunity’ would last for Experts dismissed idea of immunity passports, … Read more
Air passengers from commercial hotspots like New York, Singapore and Dubai could be made exempt from quarantine in bid to boost economy Government is being urged to approve new ‘test-on-arrival’ scheme at airports Would see all passengers tested and, if negative, avoid 14 days of quarantine Hoped new scheme wold encourage business travel and boost … Read more
Summer holidays are back on as the government has released a list of more than 60 quarantine-exempt countries. France, Italy, Spain, Turkey, Croatia and Greece are among the popular destinations that Britons can travel to from July 10 without needing to self-isolate on their return. Here we look at the best travel routes and accommodation … Read more