U.K. residents returning from overseas coronavirus hotspots will be subject to quarantine in hotels from 15 February, the government confirmed.Hotel owners are asked to arrange rooms for more than 1,000 new people every day.Passengers are required to stay in the room for 10 nights accompanied by a security guard if they go out. Labor calls this measure "Too little, too late" to properly deal with new strains of foreign COVID.

It is beyond slotxo comprehension that these measures will not start until February 15," said Nick Thomas-Simonds, secretary of the Shadow House.Quarantine hotels are expected near airports such as Heathrow, Gatwick, London City, Birmingham, Bristol, Manchester, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Aberdeen.The rules apply to UK nationals and residents returning from 33 Covid-19 "red-list" hotspots, including several South American and African countries where the line was detected. New coronavirus varieties in large numbers - and passengers are expected Pay for accommodation

Most expats from high-risk countries face a travel ban in the UK.Ministers are also likely to raise fines for those who break the rules. Home office sources said they expected the fines to have a deterrent effect, so the number of commuters should drop sharply from 1,000 per day.According to documents released by the BBC, the government wants hotels in detention to be able to operate "specifically".Guests are served three meals a day in the room, with tea, coffee, fruit and water.

Security will "Follow up on arriving persons to access outside areas if smoking or fresh air is needed," said one document.One hospitality industry source said the government estimated costs at £ 80 per night per person. If they use the 1,425 passenger room per night until March 31, that would cost £ 55 million," they added.A spokesman for the health department said it was "ready" to launch a long-term managed detention facility through Feb. 15.

In the face of new variables, it's important that governments take the necessary steps to protect people and save lives," they said.The department said it had sent commercial requirements Thursday evening to hotels near air and sea ports for a proposal on the delivery of the quarantine facility prior to a formal contract.The government expects to set more details next week on how passengers will be able to book designated hotels.It was also announced that Mr Hancock will chair a new cabinet subcommittee to oversee efforts to implement mandatory quarantines and advanced testing to prevent the spread of the new COVID.

Mr Thomas-Simonds said: "We are racing against time to protect our borders from new strains of COVID. But the hotel quarantine will go into effect more than 50 days after the South African species is discovered.Labor has called on the government to expand hotel quarantine for people returning to the UK from all countries, not just those on the 'red list'But the Conservatives explained that the plan It was "improbable" arguing that about 20,000 people would stay in a hotel every day.An additional 915 people died within 28 days of testing positive for the coronavirus in the UK, according to the government daily figures.This brings the total number of deaths within 28 days after a positive Covid-19 test to 110,250.