Covid Israel: UK film director on hunger strike against quarantine

London film director who flew to Israel on private plane stages hunger strike to protest being quarantined in £240-a-night hotel at government’s expense Dekel Berenson, 41, said the Israeli government’s Covid response was ‘abysmal’ Israeli-born Berenson travelled from Cyprus where he said he had isolated for 11 months and insisted he should have been allowed … Read more

Covid quarantine UK: Returning midwife forced to isolate in London

What are the rules for entering Britain?  You cannot enter the UK if you’ve been in or through a country on the banned travel list (known as the ‘red list’) in the last 10 days, unless you’re British, Irish or you have the right to live in the UK You must either quarantine where you’re … Read more

Rita Ora attends a photocall for The Voice Australia after completing mandatory two-week quarantine

Rita Ora stuns in vintage inspired pink gown as she attends a photocall for The Voice Australia after completing mandatory two-week quarantine By Jason Chester for MailOnline Published: 08:27 GMT, 17 February 2021 | Updated: 08:37 GMT, 17 February 2021 Following a two week delay it was business as usual on Wednesday as Rita Ora … Read more

Red Zone request: Premier League clubs hoping their stars can dodge quarantine after playing abroad

Premier League clubs in Red Zone request as they prepare to ask for special exemption for their players to dodge 10-day quarantine after playing on international duty in countries hit hard by Covid Premier League players are set to go out on international duty next month Clubs are hoping their players can avoid quarantine when … Read more

Expert calls for Victoria’s under-fire hotel quarantine system to be shut down

Victoria’s under-fire hotel quarantine system should be shut down until it is proven safe to function, one of Australia’s leading infectious disease experts has demanded. Professor Lindsay Grayson is leading calls for the program to be halted after the entirety of Victoria was plunged into a strict five-day lockdown in response to a cluster of cases … Read more

Australian quarantine system plunged into chaos as hotels QUIT

Hotels are quitting Australia’s border quarantine system amid fears that repeated outbreaks are damaging their brands – throwing the network into chaos. A dozen establishments including Sydney’s five star Hilton and InterContinental and Melbourne’s Marriott will no longer take part in the scheme, according to reports. The move piles pressure on state leaders to find an alternative … Read more

Covid Australia: Quarantine system in chaos as hotels QUIT

Hotels are quitting Australia’s border quarantine system amid fears that repeated outbreaks are damaging their brands – throwing the network into chaos. A dozen establishments including Sydney’s five star Hilton and InterContinental and Melbourne’s Marriott will no longer take part in the scheme, according to reports. The move piles pressure on state leaders to find an alternative … Read more

Brazilian couple in quarantine hotel reveal what the room and the food is like in lockdown diary

A Brazilian couple spending their first 24 hours in a quarantine hotel have complained about the size of food portions and pleaded with staff to move rooms because their view is so depressing – but still found time for nookie on their first night. Wagner Araujo, 43, is staying with his wife Elaine, 40, at … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Inside the quarantine hotels near London Heathrow Airport

A Brazilian couple among the first passengers arriving in Britain forced to spend ten days in a hotel quarantine today revealed they must stay in their room without even being allowed out for exercise or a cigarette. Wagner Araujo, 43, a removal man, who has lived in London for 20 years, arrived at Heathrow Airport … Read more

Nicola Sturgeon threatens to CLOSE border over hotel quarantine row

Nicola Sturgeon threatens to CLOSE the England-Scotland border if Boris Johnson fails to adopt her tougher hotel quarantine rules for ALL travellers to go into isolation All international arrivals in Scotland must self-isolate in Government hotels But in England hotel quarantine only applies to arrivals from ‘red list’ countries Scottish government concerned people may fly … Read more