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Battered travel industry urges UK to rethink Covid-19 quarantine policy
Tourism sector concerned at impact on holidaymakers as rise of cases in Europe puts more countries on list
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The travel industry has urged the government to rethink its 14-day quarantine policy for holidaymakers as rising coronavirus cases on the continent – including France and Greece – put more countries within the scope of the blunt approach.
Testing at airports and regional quarantine requirements are among alternatives put forward by tourism figures concerned by the impact the policy could have on an already battered sector. Continue reading...