International travellers could face spot checks and £1,000 fines if they fail to self-isolate for 14 days after arriving in the UK under measures to guard against a second wave of coronavirus.

International travellers could face spot checks and £1,000 fines if they fail to self-isolate for 14 days after arriving in the UK under measures to guard against a second wave of coronavirus.
Home Secretary Priti Patel is expected to outline the plans, which will be introduced early next month, at the daily Downing Street briefing today, a senior Government official confirmed.
Exemptions for road hauliers and medical officials will apply, while the common travel area with Ireland will be unaffected.
Arrivals from France will not be exempt, the official confirmed, following confusion earlier this week.
Travellers will be asked to fill in a form with their contact information, and health officials will perform spot checks to ensure compliance with the measures.
The move will anger some sectors, with Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary earlier this week branding the plan “idiotic” and “unimplementable”, while trade body Airlines UK has previously said a quarantine “would effectively kill” international travel to and from Britain.
The quarantine measures will be reviewed every three weeks, the Northern Ireland Secretary has said.
Brandon Lewis told BBC Breakfast that passengers will need to consider the impact of the proposed 14-day self-isolation measures before going abroad.
He said: “The reality is, we are saying to people If you are going abroad, you need to look at the fact you may well need to quarantine when you come back.
“But this quarantine, when it comes in, it something we will be reviewing every three weeks or so.
“I can’t say how long this quarantine will last for, that is something that will be down to the scientific advice at every stage as we assess it in terms of keeping that R level down.”
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