British travelers from risk area tackled hard: 10 years in prison for lying | Abroad

The prison sentence can be imposed on travelers who lie on a form about their visit to a country on the so-called red list. This includes South Africa and Zimbabwe. Travelers can also be fined if they refuse to undergo a mandatory corona test.

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“I do not apologize for the severity of these measures,” said the minister in parliament. “As a country, we face one of the greatest threats to our public health in history.”

The British authorities are trying to prevent the spread of new variants of the corona virus with such measures. They are seen as more contagious. Travelers must also be quarantined in a hotel from next Monday after arriving in England. They have to pay almost 2000 euros per person for this.

The government says 4,600 hotel rooms are available for international travelers. Security is also present at the hotels.

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