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Turkey and Poland have been added to the UK’s coronavirus quarantine list, which means travelers from the countries will have to self-isolate for two weeks
People arriving from these destinations after 4 a.m. on Saturday will need to be quarantined, it was announced
The Caribbean islands of Bonaire, Saint-Eustache and Saba have also been added to the list
Transport Secretary Grant Shapps also revealed that from Friday penalties for those who refuse to self-isolate will be increased to a maximum of £ 10,000 for repeat offenders
Quarantine system aims to prevent people from high-risk countries from spreading coronavirus in the UK
Countries with infection rates of 20 per 100,000 inhabitants are at particular risk of being added to the list
The seven-day rate of new coronavirus cases in Poland is 259, down from 156 the week before
Bonaire, Saint Eustache and Saba also reported 1,424 new cases per 100,000, unchanged from the previous week
But the transport ministry said it was added to the quarantine list in light of the country’s health ministry revealing it had registered new cases in a way different from the definition used by a number of international organizations
There was no mention of Italy in the ad, despite its weekly rate rising to 204 cases
As efforts continue to control imported cases, the latest test and trace data for England showed a 61% increase in the number of positive tests, as well as an increase in the overall proportion of tests positive over 5%
The latest will affect residents of the Liverpool, Warrington, Hartlepool and Middlesbrough area from midnight 01 Saturday
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