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Patients having an operation or treatment on the NHS no longer need to self-isolate for 14 days before going to hospital. Updated guidance says strict social distancing and hand washing is enough to cut the risk of patients taking the virus into hospitals in England. NHS patients will only need to self-isolate for a few … Read more
They jetted off for a sunshine getaway after spending months in lockdown in the UK. And now dozens of stars including Michelle Keegan and Mark Wright are facing isolation when they return home after the government introduced new quarantine rules. Maya Jama and Sam Faiers could also be hit by the restriction, with them both enjoying … Read more
A hunt is underway to catch a third worker who escaped from a coronavirus-hit farm in Herefordshire. Three ‘Eastern European’ men fled from Rook Row Farm in Mathon after 200 people were forced to isolate on the site when 73 workers tested positive for the bug. Two of the group were caught yesterday and told to … Read more
73 workers test positive for coronavirus at Herefordshire veg farm that supplies Tesco, Aldi, Sainsbury’s, Waitrose, Asda and M&S – with 200 staff forced to isolate in mobile homes on site 200 workers at A S Green And Co are being asked to self-isolate on the site in Mathon, near Malvern Mass testing was carried … Read more
Quarantine-free ‘air bridges’ are set to be put in place by June 30 which would allow Britons to travel abroad without needing to isolate on arrival. The UK Foreign Office placed a ban on all non-essential travel to other countries in the middle of March but the regulation is expected to be scrapped in the … Read more
Strictly Come Dancing professionals will reportedly isolate together in a hotel for two weeks as bosses put forward drastic measures to ensure the show goes ahead later this year. According to sources, the ballroom experts, including the likes of Oti Mabuse, Anton Du Beke and Dianne Buswell, will be able to practise their group dances together in … Read more
Now it’s the Great British Lockdown! Entire Bake Off crew must isolate for six weeks to film new series because no one will insure Prue Leith, 80 They chose to quarantine after judge Prue Leith was refused insurance cover The show’s cast and crew will spend six weeks together without their families Production staff are … Read more
A SAGE scientist has criticised the Government’s decision to leave out the word ‘isolate’ from its Test and Tract programme, claiming it will lead to less compliance. Susan Michie, professor of health psychology at University College London, said isolating cases was the most vital part of the system and not including it in the title … Read more
Here is the list of people exempt from the 14-day self-isolation requirement. – A road haulage worker and road passenger transport worker – A transit passenger, an individual transiting to a country outside of the Common Travel Area, who remains airside and does not pass border control – An individual arriving to attend pre-arranged treatment, … Read more
Plans to quarantine travellers coming into Britain were falling apart last night as they came under fire from all sides. Border Force and police officials say the system is ‘unenforceable’ and MPs, including Boris Johnson’s former adviser, warned the scheme would ‘hang the Closed sign on Britain’. Those set to enforce the plans are yet … Read more