Briton jailed after breaking Singapore’s strict quarantine rules for night with fiancée

A British man has been jailed for two weeks for breaking Singapore’s strict coroanvirus quarantine rules after he left his hotel room for a night with his fiancée. Nigel Skea was also fined 1,000 Singapore Dollars (£540) for the breach, while Singaporean Agatha Maghesh Eyamalai – now his wife – was jailed for a week for helping … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Calls to abandon quarantine hotels as Ministers refuse to reveal data

Pressure mounted on the Government today to reveal how many people had tested positive for coronavirus while staying in a quarantine hotel, as travel industry bosses suggested the whole scheme should be scrapped.   Questions have been raised about the point of the new rules in Britain, which were brought in 11 days ago, with people … Read more

Premier League clubs fuming over the Government’s ‘illogical’ new quarantine rules

Premier League clubs are fuming over the Government’s ‘illogical’ new quarantine rules after being told players that travel overseas for European or international games MUST self-isolate for 10 days – despite being able to train and play matches The Government introduced new quarantine rules for players travelling abroad Players who go overseas for European or … Read more

‘Guest’ at Renaissance London hits out over quarantine stay by holding signs

A frustrated hotel quarantine guest has protested against the scheme with a series of home-made signs reading ‘HM Prison Heathrow’ and ‘What a way to spend your birthday’ and ‘Next time I’m coming home in a dinghy via Dover’.  The unnamed man, who is staying at the Renaissance London hotel near Heathrow, showed off the … Read more

Boy, 10, is forced to quarantine after flying in to Edinburgh alone to see his father

Boy, 10, is forced to quarantine after flying in to Edinburgh alone to see his father – who has also been forced to enter the secure hotel to accompany his son despite living in the Scottish capital Antonio Caraballo from Marchmont, Edinburgh, paid £2,400 to isolate with son  Sami, ten, flew into Scotland alone Saturday … Read more

UK government WON’T share number of Covid cases in quarantine hotels

The Government has refused to reveal the number of Covid cases found through its controversial quarantine hotels scheme. Since February 15, travelers returning home to the UK after visiting one of 33 red-listed countries have been forced to quarantine in a hotel for 10 days at a cost of £1,750 each. The red-list areas are … Read more

Covid: Government refuses to reveal the number of positive cases at quarantine hotels

The Government has refused to reveal the number of Covid cases found through its controversial quarantine hotels scheme. Since February 15, travelers returning home to the UK after visiting one of 33 red-listed countries have been forced to quarantine in a hotel for 10 days at a cost of £1,750 each. The red-list areas are … Read more

Zac Efron dons a face mask as he arrives in Sydney Airport and is escorted by police to quarantine

Zac Efron kept a profile as he flew back into his adopted home of Australia on Friday.  The 33-year-old actor was met with a police guard as he arrived in Sydney International Airport from an international destination – likely Dubai, to which he recently travelled. It was safety first for the Hollywood superstar, who covered … Read more

The truth of being banged up in Hotel Quarantine, writes SIAN BOYLE 

For most people a four-star hotel is a holiday treat or a business trip necessity. But what if you’re confined to your room 24/7, apart from ten-minute ‘breaks’ with a security guard in tow. In a brilliant dispatch this week, SIAN BOYLE revealed the chaos at Heathrow as new restrictions for travellers from 33 ‘red … Read more

Covid UK: Quarantine captives wave and pose for photos near Heathrow

All smiles at the quarantine inn! Captives wave and pose for photos in bath towels, colourful leggings and waving football shirts on day five of compulsory ten-day isolation spell Arrivals currently staying at the Radisson Blue Edwardian Hotel, near Heathrow Travellers from ‘red list’ countries spotted at windows appeared in good spirits It comes amid … Read more