Travellers in quarantine hotels in England face an additional bill of up to £1,200 if they test positive for coronavirus during their stay, the government has revealed.
British and Irish nationals or UK residents who have been in so-called red list countries in the previous 10 days are required to book a 10-day quarantine package costing £1,750 per adult, as the government seeks to limit the spread of new and potentially more dangerous coronavirus variants arriving from abroad.
Information published on the government’s website on Monday revealed the additional cost to the traveller if they test positive: £152 a day.
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Guests are allowed to leave after 11 nights if they receive negative results from tests taken on day two and day eight of their isolation.
A positive result from the first test will extend a traveller’s stay by two nights at a cost of £304. If the second test returns a positive reading, the guest must remain in their room for an additional eight nights and pay £1,216.
The prime minister, Boris Johnson, was asked at a Downing Street press conference on Monday what would happen if a traveller cannot afford the extra fee.
He replied: “It is currently illegal to travel abroad for holidays anyway. We would expect people who are coming in from one of these red list countries to be able to cover their costs.”
There are 33 countries on the government’s “red list”, which includes Portugal, the United Arab Emirates, South America and southern Africa.
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