U.K. Steps Up Quarantine Enforcement With 4,200 Police Referrals
- Transport Secretary says breaking quarantine isn’t risk-free
- Move comes after three countries removed from exemption list
Passengers arrive at Birmingham Airport.
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U.K. Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said about 4,200 people have been referred to the police over potential coronavirus quarantine breaches, as he responded to criticism that enforcement has been too lax.
The transport secretary was asked on TalkRadio on Friday about the ease with which people can ignore requirements to self-isolate for 14 days following their return from abroad, including by falsely claiming they had visited a country deemed safe by the U.K. government.