UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson confirmed on Monday that the United Kingdom is considering changes to its self-isolation requirements for inbound international travelers, including a possible mandatory hotel quarantine period for those entering the UK.
The country currently requires travelers to have tested negative for COVID-19 within 72 hours before their travel and to fill out a passenger locator form that includes where they will be staying. Once in the UK, travelers must quarantine for ten days, unless they show a negative test five days after being in the UK. With certain, limited exceptions, travelers must isolate in one location, and it must be the location listed on their passenger locator form. Slightly different rules apply in Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. Continue reading at www.covid19.com