After exceeding 100,000 deaths from the coronavirus pandemic, the United Kingdom government announced that it will force to quarantine all people from South America, whether they are natives who return to the country after their vacations in that region or people born in any nation that is part of the South American continent.
As reported by the British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, at a press conference, both residents and foreigners will be collected directly at the airport from where they will immediately be transferred to the various accommodation that will be provided by the British government, in which they must stay for 10 days.
In addition, he reported that while the measure It will also be valid for all people who come from Portugal and South Africa, the Department of Health and Social Action is working to establish the corresponding facilities where the quarantine will take place as quickly as possible.
Finally, Johnson announced that the new measure, which will be publicly reported in detail at the beginning of next week, has as its main objective try to prevent new variants of Covid-19 from reaching the UK, while again remembering that due to the quarantine in force in most of the country, it is illegal to leave the house to travel abroad or for leisure reasons.
That is why, both in the ports and in the airports of the country, they will ask everyone why they are leaving and will give them instructions to return to their homes if they do not have a valid reason to travel.
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