The British government announced on May 22 that it will implement a two-week self-isolation of most passengers entering the UK from June 8, and offenders will face a fine of 1,000 pounds.
In a routine outbreak news conference held on the same day, British Home Secretary Priti Patel said that the British outbreak has passed its peak and the number of infections is also declining. This policy is to prevent the possible increase Second wave of epidemic.
Some groups such as Irish immigrants, medical personnel fighting the epidemic and seasonal agricultural workers are not affected by this measure. Inbound passengers must fill out a form indicating their contact history and travel history to ensure that the infection rate can be traced and traced in time. During the 14-day self-quarantine period, relevant departments will conduct random checks on quarantined personnel, and offenders will face a fine of 1,000 pounds and may even be prosecuted.
In early May, the British Prime Minister Johnson mentioned this policy when he announced the “Unblocking Roadmap”, which was subsequently boycotted by airlines and airport operators, because this policy will seriously affect aviation, hotels, tourism and other related industry.
Finally, the new Coronavirus epidemic data released by the British Ministry of Health on the 22nd showed that there were 3287 newly diagnosed cases in the United Kingdom, with a cumulative diagnosis of 254195 cases; 351 new death cases and a cumulative death of 36393 cases.
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