Originally Posted by
ironmouse
Not sure if this is the place, but I see the Mail online reporting that anyone flying into the UK will have to quarantine for 2 weeks. Haven't seen this reported anywhere else but have to say this would make sense (even more sense 4 weeks ago)
If this does come into force it's going to complicate future travel plans. Will have to rethink whether a one week trip is going to be worth having to home quarantine for 2 weeks upon arrival back in UK.
Originally Posted by
LondonElite
I think it's actually self-isolating rather than a strict quarantine, but yes, the effect on travel will likely be the same.
If they introduced this now, it would be blatant populism. Unfortunately, the UK probably has some of the highest levels of community-based transmission of COVID in the world. Someone returning from a week abroad, having been in a lower risk environment, would probably have a lower chance of being infected with COVID than if they'd stayed in London, for example. New York might be a notable exception, as well as someone returning to some rural areas of the UK.